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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Members who are participating remotely are required to do so from within the Leinster House precincts only. I welcome the witnesses. They are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the presentation they make to the committee. This means they have an absolute defence against any defamation action for anything they say at this meeting. However, they are expected not to abuse this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: The energy kits have been in libraries for nearly seven years. What has been the uptake?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: The next member who had indicated a wish to speak was Senator Paddy Burke but he seems to have taken his hand down as he must leave. The next speaker is Deputy Ó Laoghaire.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Mr. Deegan might furnish the committee with a copy of that assessment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Very briefly, because we have a lot of members wishing to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I have seven people indicating, so I am going to ask people to try to keep their questions tight and then I will refer back to the officials because if we go over and back, we will not get through this. Senator Burke is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: This question relates to microgeneration using wind. Which of our witnesses would like to take that question? I call Ms Corcoran, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I agree with Deputy Collins on the second point and this is coming from a former Minister for energy. I have a smart meter also and you would need to have a degree to work it out. We might ask Ms Corcoran to respond to those questions, first of all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: The smart meter programme was rolled out seven years ago. We have 1.6 million customers now on it. Why are we only now talking about putting a web page in place with the SEAI? Why are we only now talking about the problem with sharing data? What has gone on over the past seven years? That is when this should have been done so that people could benefit from smart meters. It seems to me...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: From a company point of view, I fully understand that there needed to be critical mass. The issue I have is with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. People have paid for electricity meters for the past seven years. It was not a case that they were not going to be rolled out; they were already part of the standing charge that people paid. They were going to happen because people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Does Deputy Collins have a brief supplementary question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Senator Garvey, I will let you back in to ask a supplementary question but I would ask that you allow Mr. Deegan to finish first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Thanks. Senator Wall is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Does Senator Wall have anything to add?.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: Will the Deputy let Mr. Deegan answer? We are under pressure for time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: I have a couple of brief questions. I want to correct the record as regards the funding. In January 2018, under Project Ireland 2040, significant capital funding was set aside for retrofitting homes, with a target of 45,000 homes per annum. Of course, Covid caused a problem after that. I do not want the impression to be given that there was no funding commitment until recently. We had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Energy Poverty: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: It is still taking ten months and it should not take ten months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (13 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: 613. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 31 January 2024, the reason SUSI is refusing to accept child benefit as proof of residence for a home-schooled Irish born child of a resident Irish citizen, despite the fact that under statute such payments can only be made on Irish residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6059/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: 274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herd owners who were on a list of farmers (details supplied) within the Shannon Callows who had not been issued with an original letter from the Department for the Shannon Callows flooding scheme; that have now been issued with such a letter; if he will confirm that all farmers on that list have been contacted; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Denis Naughten: 275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have sought a review or appeal under the Shannon Callows flooding scheme because they have not been paid on the full acreage of lands flooded, subject to the 15 hectare cap; the number of these which have been determined by the Department; the number issued with a revised payment; if he will outline what...