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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: Some people complain about the fact they just about make it. The red light on for the last ten or 15 miles. I know the Department of Transport will have the largest role in this, but you are the director of business for the public sector and transport. More photographs were taken on non-sitting days of the Dáil of Ministers on the 120 electric buses, 90 of which were designated for...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: That is good if it is happening in Dingle with the Local Link
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: However, here we have 120 buses. Was there any joined-up thinking between yourselves, the NTA and Department of Transport to knock heads together before we spent the money? How much did each of those buses cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: Hundreds of thousands. Are we talking about €300,000 or €400,000 each?
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: Okay, multiplied by 120, and they are sitting now in depots. The optics and the reality of it are terrible. We are trying to reduce our carbon emissions and this is the answer. It was announced a number of times. As I said, a lot of photographs were taken of them and I thought they were going to be rolled out. The public is astonished to see that they are still in depots. While I...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: Perhaps before the next tranche of them is bought, we should ensure we have charging points for them. The next ones might be inter-city buses doing longer journeys, so it is a case of having charging points in place for them before it is done. Deputy Murphy, have you an issue you want to come back in on?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: Mr Mulligan, I want to ask about the national broadband plan, which is progressing. We have had a number of discussions on this over recent years. We have the figure for the expenditure on it last year. Regarding the specific milestone that was not achieved in 2022, what exactly was that?
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: What was the shortfall? Was it 130,000 in total over the two- or three-year period?
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: No, I know that. I remember seeing that and I spoke to you before about that. What was the original target before it was reprofiled?
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: A shortfall of 28,000. Ms Buckley, the Department obviously made a forecasting error. How did that happen in 2022 because, last year, things were moving along?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: In the targets set.
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: Yes, for broadband.
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: The figures were revised.
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: But the figures that were revised downwards were missed. Is that correct?
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: So nearly 40% is done at the moment.
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: That is welcome. Mr. Mulligan, what is the uptake of fibre broadband where it has been provided?
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: What is the lowest?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: Is the reason for this that they may already be serviced by reasonably good quality broadband?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: Is there an issue with the 37% or 38% that are easiest to reach being done but as the scheme moves on the last 10% or 20% will be difficult to do? There is a lot more cable and longer distances.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Financial Statements 2022: Sustainability Energy Authority of Ireland
2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8: Performance of Certain Residential Retrofit Schemes (9 Nov 2023) Brian Stanley: It was the last place reached by the rural electrification scheme.