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Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: There is no formal interaction.

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It is incredibly important and I am not sure we have actually cracked the issue of how we retrofit rentals yet. I am not sure who is responsible among our speakers for the public charge points scheme. We talked a little this morning about the increasing use of electric cars and the need to roll out a network of charging points. The public charge points scheme is in particular, for those...

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: It is a relatively new scheme so I am trying to understand the process. It is basically a rebate system.

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: So Dublin City Council needs to put in the nine charging points and then come back to the SEAI to be repaid. Has that not happened yet?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Has Louth County Council drawn down that money yet?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That street lamp version seems to work very well in Europe. It would be interesting to see how that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Of the 29 applications that were approved, how many of the county councils or city councils have drawn down that funding?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Will there be a moment when the SEAI goes back to them and reminds them that this money is there?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: There is significant appetite for this among the public. People tell me all the time that they want on-street charging. There is a significant appetite for it. I want to move to the one-stop-shop programme. I am not sure which of our guests is best placed to respond on it. A constituent of mine has had work done under the programme. Obviously, it is great to have a one-stop-shop...

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am not giving details-----

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: If the homeowner goes to the SEAI with a concern in respect of the operation of the one-stop shop, can he or she receive his or her own information from the SEAI?

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: If the answer received from the SEAI is that due to GDPR, it cannot discuss the status of an application with the homeowner, that is an incorrect position to take.

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: In the minute I have remaining, I will ask a follow-up question. It speaks to that governance side of things. Coming from the construction industry and having worked in the services and sustainable design area, I am aware that the level of paperwork and regulation can be onerous, particularly for small contractors. Contractors often take on the burden of regulation and paperwork for the...

Public Accounts Committee: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am out of time. I thank Dr. Byrne.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Have we dealt with No. 1127? I have not flagged it but I have read the correspondence and the Department has given a huge amount of information in it. I suspect the Committee on Disability Matters would like to see the information. Is it possible to forward it to that committee? There was a long discussion with the Department of Social Protection at its session this morning on this very...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That is great. I thank the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 47. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a timeline for the introduction of paid domestic violence leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15360/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 63. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that the new core funding for early years providers will be effective; the interim measures that he will put in place to ensure that fees will not rise for parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15361/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Mar 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the number of service users currently residing in a mental health facility (details supplied); and the number of service users residing at the facility on 1 June 2020, 1 December 2020, 1 June 2021 and 1 December 2021. [15662/22]