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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)
Brian Leddin: Naturally, even people with money will wait until finance like that is available. I call Senator Higgins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I am going to stop the Senator there. She has asked quite a few questions. I will bring her in again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. O'Mahony and Senator Higgins, who got a lot out of her two minutes. Fair play to her.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: A week does not go by that Cork does not get special mention at this committee. Maybe that will happen some time but it may not be for a while.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I call on Deputy Cronin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Cronin for those questions and call Senator McGahon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I believe Deputy Whitmore is the next contributor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: Quickly, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: As we have reached the end of the first round, I will ask a few questions. It would not be fair to members to spend all the time I would need to go through all the questions I have, so I will put only a few of them to the witnesses. I am very happy to hear about the national heat study that was just mentioned by Mr. O'Mahony and referred to earlier in the session. I had a good read of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms McCarthy for that. I will finish reading the report on the train home on Thursday and will probably get some answers to my own questions. We will move to the second round of questioning. Senator Boylan is first up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: There was a study UCC and, I believe, the Money Advice & Budgeting Service, MABS, conducted that showed that 9% of those who were eligible for the warmer homes scheme took it up. Speaking to the outreach piece again, how are we reaching those communities and cohorts that are eligible but perhaps do not know they are and are missing out on a very good scheme and the potential to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: Can the SEAI monitor that sector quite well so that, if the SEAI is agile, it can respond and know exactly what is going on in regard to take-up? Does the SEAI's data show if a property is a rental property versus privately owned? Can it say that, if at the end of the year landlords are not taking the opportunities that are in place, it needs to change its approach?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I have a question on the energy performance of buildings directive. The building energy ratings we now have came from the original energy performance of buildings directive. Is there talk of it being reviewed, or are we happy with the system?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: So, a B2 in Ireland may not necessarily be a B2 in Sweden?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: That is very helpful. I thank Mr. Walsh for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I want to be fair to the witnesses. We did invite them to speak about heating and they may not have prepared so much for the questions on transport asked by Senator Pauline O'Reilly. If Mr. Walsh wishes to respond, he may, but we understand that it is not within the remit of his appearance before the committee today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: It is good to hear the comments on mobility and that it is not necessarily about just replacing internal combustion vehicles with electric vehicles. The committee has been hearing that frequently and it is good to hear that SEAI is thinking along the same lines. Ms McCarthy wants to respond to some of the questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: That is three hours on the dot. We were more time efficient today than we have been recently. I thank Mr. Walsh, Dr. Byrne, Ms McCarthy and Mr. O'Mahony. We really enjoyed this session. I know the members are very interested in this topic and the answers we got to our questions were very thorough and complete. We look forward to having them joining us again some time because we have a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the implementation and impact of the new retrofitting plan, the matter of emissions generally in the built environment sector, including embodied emissions, construction and demolition, and recycling and reuse of materials. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the Irish Green Building Council Mr. Pat Barry, its chief executive officer, and Ms...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Kinnane. Dr. Lindblom is joining us online. I understand she does not have a formal statement but if she wishes to make any comments or respond to some of the points already made, she is more than welcome to do so.