Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has on his desk academic research showing that these people are more likely to end up on a hospital trolley due to inaction on the retrofitting of their homes. The SEAI tells us that small actions can make every home warmer and yet these people, the people most vulnerable to fuel poverty in this country, are being ignored. Will the Minister explain why those attics cannot be insulated, why the lighting in those homes cannot be upgraded, why windows and doors cannot be draught-proofed and why lagging jackets cannot be provided? Will he explain why someone could not sit down with the people in those homes to show them how to use their smart meter? Why can energy inefficient appliances such as washing machines not be replaced? Why can those basic measures not be carried out rather than people being told that we will do nothing for them and that they will have to survive on their own?

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