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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)

Cormac Devlin: The SEAI has 36 contractors on this scheme.

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)

Cormac Devlin: That is understandable and as it should be. The last time we engaged, there was a big backlog in the warmer homes scheme due to a lack of contractors. That has since changed, which is very welcome. How many applications did the SEAI receive last year in total and, of those, how many are still outstanding?

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)

Cormac Devlin: From my experience, having held two public meetings on this issue, there is a great public appetite for these schemes, particularly the warmer homes scheme. As to the eligibility for people to apply, is the SEAI doing advertising in the press and on radio?

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)

Cormac Devlin: Are there plans to do so?

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)

Cormac Devlin: The SEAI probably does not want to do so because it has 18,000 people on the list. Ultimately, however, the proof of success is people having the assessment done and then the works being on a list.

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)

Cormac Devlin: That is fine.

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)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. Halpin for that. In terms of the multi-unit developments, MUDs, while some of the management companies are finding it complex to manage, they are trying to avail of these schemes. I have to say it seems complex, from the consumer perspective, to engage with the SEAI. What is being done on that front? I represent Dún Laoghaire where there are a lot of protected and...

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)

Cormac Devlin: I ask Dr. Byrne to send the committee a note on it. I am tight for time.

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)

Cormac Devlin: Dr. Byrne mentioned the low-cost loan scheme that the SEAI is proposing or that is being devised. Is that something for next year? Is that what Dr. Byrne said?

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)

Cormac Devlin: That is good news. On building energy rating certifications, is it correct that there are penalties for those who devise the BERs?

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)

Cormac Devlin: There is a timeframe by which they must produce the BER and they commit to that. Is that correct?

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)

Cormac Devlin: What is the penalty?

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)

Cormac Devlin: On the 80% grants that were mentioned, there is confusion about these. Some people think there is an 80% grant available for deep retrofits as well. Is it proposed to include windows, doors and so on at some point?

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)

Cormac Devlin: To get to B2.

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)

Cormac Devlin: Absolutely. Reference was made earlier - there are so many witnesses that I cannot remember who said it - to the Dublin docklands and a district heating system.

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)

Cormac Devlin: The Poolbeg district heating system has been spoken about for more than a decade and nothing has happened. What is different now? I hear what Ms Buckley is saying about the need for infrastructure. She mentioned the docklands.

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)

Cormac Devlin: My last question, because it is obviously a very important topic, is on national cybersecurity. Recruitment for a number of posts was due to take place in the National Cyber Security Centre. I would like an update on the progress made over the past year with recruiting and filling roles.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach. That is a fair summary of the lengthy discussion we had. This offer is too late. It should have come in much sooner to the committee if it was going to be offered in the first place. It is not as if RTÉ has not had ample opportunity in this committee room to divulge and to engage with the committee on how to proceed on this matter. This note of 7 May is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what funding is being provided for the affordable housing fund in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48953/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what funding is being provided for the first-home scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48952/23]