Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There are a couple of things to watch. One is the amount of work completed. My understanding is that the target for this year was 27,800, not 27,000. Regarding the better energy warmer homes scheme, the SEAI indicated to us that it would get in the region of 4,000 rather than 4,800. Let us keep an eye on those.

We need to talk about cold homes and the people we are lifting out of energy poverty as much as the targets that are being hit. There is a real opportunity in these shallow retrofits to do that but there needs to be a reorientation of the schemes. We have new solid fuel regulations. Will the Minister prepare a scheme for people who are dependent on solid fuel to heat their homes? This group is particularly exposed to the risk of fuel poverty this winter and needs a dedicated scheme.

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