Dáil debates
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions
Renewable Energy Generation
2:00 am
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Does the Minister know when that assessment will be completed? The grants are clearly too low and will not suit people who do not have €50,000 to invest in their home.
There are many people, particularly older people, who have been using some sort of liquid fuel to heat their houses for many years. They are not going to leave their homes for a few months, rent somewhere or stay with family because of the disruption. They will just keep going the way they are going.
Speaking practically, what extra benefits or grants will the Government give? I was just checking with Kerry County Council, for example, and only 708 of its 4,500 social homes have a BER of A or B. That is moving frustratingly slow as well. If the county councils are not doing it, how do you expect anyone else to do it?
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