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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Who are those one-stop shops? Where might people access the information on them? Dr. Byrne will appreciate there is interest in the schemes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have some follow-up questions. Is the SEAI of the opinion that planning permission is needed for external installation or is it exempt? On what basis would it be exempt? Some masters students went to the effort of contacting every local authority throughout the State and there was a mixture of opinions from various planning departments. I would like to have the SEAI's perspective on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a few questions on the same theme, that is, on the models and data of the SEAI. Several Deputies and Senators touched on this subject. Mr. Walsh mentioned that there was a BER map, a GIS map. How well populated is that? Various groups I have met, including even the likes of Codema in Dublin, are saying they are building from the bottom up but are not there yet. Does the SEAI have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Across the whole State, both urban and rural?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Dr. Byrne talked about targeting and stated there is to be a specific focus this year and probably in the years ahead on the retrofitting effort. Is this specifically in relation to the warmer homes scheme? Are the SEAI’s systems sophisticated enough to capture what is required? Some people eligible for the warmer homes scheme may be financially better off and in a warmer home than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Dr. Byrne referred to matching the data of the Department of Social Protection with BER data. Would that capture someone on a low income who is in work but living in a colder home? That is another area, I suppose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: On the longitudinal aspect, with the before and after aspects, is the SEAI now proceeding in an empirical way so that, for the next time, for the Department of Public Expenditure or another body-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: On the quantitative aspect, is the measurement of emissions and also expenditure on heating, or-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the SEAI going to do any of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: With the rebound effect and people continuing to spend even though they have the retrofitting done-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: It will give a sense of what people generally do in those circumstances.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and the update. I support the proposition that the committee must take this very seriously. That has all been said. In his conclusion, Mr. Walsh said, "The delivery of NDP projects currently faces significant and systemic threats." On the last occasion TII was before the committee, we talked about its overall budget envelope. I cannot remember...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is it safe to say the situation has grown considerably more constrained, in that the budget does not go as far now due to inflation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: We have a large list of projects and there is a question mark over the progress that will be made on many of them in the years ahead. Has TII made an assessment of individual projects' situations and the front-loading or prioritising of some of them over others, and how is it going about that work if that is the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Does it reduce the prospect of the N52 Ardee bypass?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There was some interesting manoeuvring in the early months of the year. In January, eight road projects were shelved. What was the decision-making process in that regard? When I went through the projects to see whether there was a pattern, each was at a different stage. What was the logic behind the decision? Was it determined by the national investment framework for transport in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I was going to ask about the N2 road from Clontibret to the Border. According to this documentation, the scheme's next steps are under consideration.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to ask about a number of projects. Will Mr. Walsh provide me with an update on the Slane bypass and the Kilmoon Cross to Rath roundabout project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I see that and the update on the N2 Slane bypass in the briefing document. Is it safe to say that, given the available funding, construction on both projects will not commence before 2025?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: What is the prospect of construction commencing on both projects in the 2025-2030 period?