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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms McCarthy for her opening statement. Do members agree to allowing exactly seven minutes for a back and forth interaction with our guests? Agreed. I will ask a few short questions before going through the list of people who wish to ask questions. The opening statement contains a strong message about labour supply. It is true that across the entire economy we have reached full...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I am going to move on to Deputy Devlin who is joining us from his office.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: The Deputy is out of time, but I will bring him in later. I have to stick to the rules.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: We might leave some time for the witnesses to respond. There is only a minute and a half left in the Deputy's slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I am mindful of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I have some questions. I refer to the delay in low-cost loans. We expected them in quarter 3 this year. Is the delay due to the banks or the SEAI?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Byrne. Deputy O'Sullivan is not able to be here. He asked me to ask a question on his behalf. He wants to know in the case of a hypothetical old stone cottage in, I presume, west Cork, which does not have cavity walls and has a small attic and oil boiler, the measures available to retrofit that type of house besides the limited attic insulation scheme. I ask the witnesses to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Okay. I thank Mr. O'Mahony. We do not talk about windows enough when we discuss energy upgrades. Windows are where most of the heat in any home escapes. The U-value for a window in a typical older construction is about 2 W per sq. m Kelvin. Even the very best windows perform much more poorly than the best worst performing walls. Is there SEAI support for stripping out old windows and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Per unit area more heat is lost through windows. I accept Dr. Byrne's point that there are more walls and roofs than windows, which conduct heat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: The only supports are the full retrofit. There are not more piecemeal measures for windows.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: In the remaining time, I want to talk about district heating. I want to give Ms McCarthy and Ms Sheehan more time because they did not have much time earlier. I am interested in the distinction between communal and district heating, on which they were clear. This is something we do not talk about. I will let Ms McCarthy and Ms Sheehan talk more about it. I am interested in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: We are out of time and I want to be fair to other members. That is very helpful, however. We will probably have time to come back to this discussion. I call Senator Boylan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Deputy Ó Murchú is a guest of the committee. He is very welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú. He is very welcome to the committee any time. I look forward to further contributions from him in the future.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: One at a time, please. If Mr. Randles is finished, I will bring in Dr. Byrne and then Mr. O'Mahony.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Bruton. Deputy Whitmore is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Whitmore. I want to jump in on the last point Ms McCarthy made. Surely energy efficiency still matters when it comes to district heating. Did I hear her incorrectly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Yes, but the waste stream from a data centre or large heat producer will go further if the stock is more energy efficient.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms McCarthy. Deputy O'Rourke is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Mr. Randles might know.