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

Brian Stanley: Regarding the work carried out by contractors, who inspects it when it is finished? I refer to the context of the one-stop shop.

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

Brian Stanley: Is this with every job or is it selected ones?

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

Brian Stanley: With the deep retrofitting scheme, it is 100%.

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

Brian Stanley: Is an energy rating check done afterwards?

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

Brian Stanley: I thank Dr. Byrne. Deputy McAuliffe has just joined us online. He has ten minutes.

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

Brian Stanley: I want to clarify a point on the gas boilers. The Deputy outlined a situation whereby somebody's gas boiler breaks down or reaches the end of its life-----

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

Brian Stanley: As I understand it, the CO2 emissions from a gas boiler to heat a house are less than 50% of solid fuels. Is that correct?

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

Brian Stanley: I think 50% or less was the figure I heard before.

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

Brian Stanley: Yes, or a bit less. Is there any way that a gas boiler can be upgraded? Can better technology, for example, a new condenser boiler, be installed using an SEAI grant?

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

Brian Stanley: I was wondering about the figure for emissions. One of the witnesses might recall the figure before the end of the meeting.

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

Brian Stanley: Mr. Halpin, who is online, wants to come in there.

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

Brian Stanley: I will continue in that vein in regard to EVs. It was 1 million and now it is 840,000.

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

Brian Stanley: Dr. O'Grady should let me ask the question. The target is 845,000 cars by 2030. Is that okay?

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

Brian Stanley: I am talking about private cars. Is Dr. O'Grady including hybrids in that?

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

Brian Stanley: I do not want to get into it here but some of them give lower mileage per litre than a comparable car with an internal combustion engine. I am very familiar with one where the fuel use is higher in the hybrid because it requires a bigger engine, and a bigger suspension and it is a heavier car.

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

Brian Stanley: And there is a big battery and a motor. The figures will include both. We have 77,000 at the moment. Is that 77,000 plug-ins or is it a mixture?

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

Brian Stanley: I am very puzzled about the graph and where this is going. It is 77,000 now. What figure do we hope to be at in 2025?

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

Brian Stanley: So we have 100,000 to make up in two years. That would mean multiples of the current figures. At the present rate, at best, we are looking at approximately 40,000 of an increase, which would leave us 60,000 short for 2025.

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

Brian Stanley: Is Dr. O'Grady still satisfied we will reach the target of 850,000 private cars by 2030?

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

Brian Stanley: I understand there is no control over that. I want to ask Dr. O'Grady about the vehicles purchased last year. There was no cap, or a very high cap. Dr. O'Grady explained last year that it was being reduced to €60,000. Is there a need to go further than that? The figures I have for last year indicate that grants were given for 1,467 BMWs, 44 Jaguars, 439 Mercedes-Benz and 315 Land...