Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the Regional Group, I wish Teresa Doolan the best of luck in the Department of Justice. When I became a Deputy 11 years ago, Noel Murphy was the first person to introduce me to the Dáil. I would like to wish him and Liam the best of luck.

The Government announced that a new national energy upgrade scheme will offer increased grant levels of up to 50% of the cost of a typical deep retrofit to a B2 home energy standard. He said the target is to retrofit 500,000 homes to a B2 home energy standard by 2030. This is about 30% of the homes in the State. People need more information, updates and communication. How do people qualify for the scheme? People want to know who will do the work and when it will start. The scheme is being administered by the SEAI. It is a fantastic scheme, but can the Tánaiste give us more information?

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