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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: That case could go on for a significant period. What mechanism is available to the committee to achieve accountability, even just for the legal process and the legal strategy alone?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: What are we asking the Minister?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am not sure. I heard the Cathaoirleach's response but are we asking the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, if he is aware that other countries may be taking more or fewer people than Ireland?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the minor works grants for 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13840/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Northern Ireland (21 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent Council of Europe decision on Northern Ireland legacy issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13508/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (21 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at a Good Friday Agreement 25 event with the National Committee on American Foreign Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13509/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (21 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 977. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the redress that is open to the children who received assessments from an unqualified psychologist (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (21 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 1442. To ask the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the fair deal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13521/23]

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: It is interesting that the conversation has been all about the operational issues, rather than the accounts before us. It shows, therefore, the strength of demand and the level of complexity in this area. I must acknowledge there are so many different schemes available to so many different people in different circumstances that it is inevitable we will have many of these clarification...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I accept that. I am just talking about people who this week and next week will have to replace their boilers. It would appear they have two options. They will either have to spend up to €2,500 to get a new gas boiler or they will have to come up with a significant amount of money, and in some cases this could be €10,000 to €15,000, to go for the retrofitting option....

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We always talk about middle Ireland, the squeezed middle, etc. It is very difficult for people who are out there working and who do not qualify for fuel allowance. They have a little bit more disposable income, but not much. They would have nowhere near the requirement to try to have a deep retrofit undertaken. There is just no option for them in this regard. We are trying to encourage...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: We have done extensive work with the local authority in our area. The pilot scheme in Fingal was mentioned earlier. A contractor comes into a cul-de-sac and everybody who is eligible and is a council tenant will be converted. Other people in that same cul-de-sac who would love to be able to do the same conversion, and who could perhaps contribute a small amount towards it, just have no...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Dr. Byrne accept that sometimes, between childcare costs and all the other issues involved, there is not that much of a difference in terms of disposable income? Despite that, we are asking one sector to either take on a significant level of borrowing or seek to make savings in order to try and reach the same climate target. We are not doing enough for that group of people.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Perhaps it is a matter for my Government colleagues in Cabinet. There is talk of conversion of gas boilers to low-carbon and no-carbon options. There seems to be a reluctance to lean into that as an interim measure for the group I am talking about. Why is that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: I am talking about non-carbon oils, for example. The conversion of gas boilers to non-carbon oils.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Given the conversation we have just had about the huge gap both in technology and costs, does Ms McCarthy accept that converting boilers to use non-carbon oils could happen this year, next year and the year after? The measure she is talking about are at least five or ten years away.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Is it the SEAI's view that non-carbon oil conversions are not a medium- or long-term priority?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Many people will wonder why that is the case given that it is an non-carbon option.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: Sometimes perfection is the enemy of the good.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Financial Statements of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: In the scenario where people replace their gas boilers next week, is Ms McCarthy saying that they should not be carrying the carbon guilt because it is better for them to wait until the support and technology are in place?