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

Imelda Munster: That is €20,000 for a deep retrofit. Does the SEAI have any way of measuring the BER prior to the retrofit?

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

Imelda Munster: There is no waiting list as such and applications are dealt with pretty much straight away. How long are people having to wait?

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

Imelda Munster: I am sure the SEAI asks the one-stop shops. As others have said, we have constituents with concerns. One my constituents waited for 18 months after an application for an initial assessment. I am sure the SEAI inquires as to how long people are waiting and is given that information.

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

Imelda Munster: What would that be?

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

Imelda Munster: Does nobody here have that information?

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

Imelda Munster: We are talking about the deep retrofit scheme. We have not even got on to the shallow retrofit scheme yet. I am asking about the deep retrofit, the one-stop shop. How long are people waiting? I know Dr. Byrne said there is not a waiting list as such at present. How long will those who have applied be waiting for works to be done?

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

Imelda Munster: This is for my own curiosity. The SEAI has no interest in keeping an eye on that. People could be left waiting for two years.

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

Imelda Munster: That is what I mean. Dr. Byrne does not have the figures to hand. He came to the meeting without the figures. People the length and breadth of the country are giving out about the delays.

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

Imelda Munster: I know all that and I do not want our witnesses to talk down the clock. They do not have the figures to hand.

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

Imelda Munster: Can we have them then, please?

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

Imelda Munster: Perhaps we can get those figures at the break. I am seeking the ratings prior to works and at their completion. How many are currently on the waiting list?

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

Imelda Munster: The SEAI would have that information.

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

Imelda Munster: Why do the witnesses not have that figure? It is a big issue. People who have applied are being told they might be waiting up to two years.

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

Imelda Munster: I just want to know how long are people waiting. Has the SEAI asked for the figures? Has it sought them and does it have them? Mr. Walsh has just said the SEAI has the figures.

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

Imelda Munster: Will you just give them to us.

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

Imelda Munster: I will ask the Cathaoirleach to stop the clock if this waffling goes on. How long-----

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

Imelda Munster: I am sure the figures are buried somewhere. Could our guests provide the figures by the time we take a tea break? There must be people online who could source the information.

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

Imelda Munster: Okay. There was an 88% decrease in the number of attic and wall cavity insulations in 2022 compared with 2011. What was the reason for that? In 2011, 51,000 attic insulations and 41,00 cavity wall insulations were carried out. That is close to total of 100,000. There were not even 11,000 in 2022.

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

Imelda Munster: Dr. Byrne said that at the start. I am wondering what caused the decrease.

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

Imelda Munster: Will Dr. Byrne explain that change to the grants? At a recent meeting of the climate committee, I think Dr. Byrne said there was no significant change in Government policy that would impact attic insulation in that way when his colleague had said there was a change in the grant scheme. Will Dr. Byrne outline what those changes were? He said at that climate committee meeting that there was...