Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, he did not answer my question about the amount of money that is planned to be invested. He has stated only that investment will be made "as resources allow." We are not standing still on this issue as every year we fail to retrofit, there is a cost to the public and individuals. That is the reason I question the split incentive. It is a straw man. The real issue is the double penalty, the penalty paid by tenants and the penalty paid by the State because of a failure to retrofit housing, while landlords have been reaping the benefits. We cannot look at rents continuing to rise. I would like an exact answer to my question as to whether there is a plan to accelerate or double the investment in retrofitting local authority housing in the next year.