Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator. I listened with interest to both her concerns and the points she raised. There are challenges when it comes to apartment blocks and how the Department deals with them. It is eager to iron out some of these difficulties and to understand how best it can move matters forward. The project being supported at the EU level will in some ways help to iron out a number of those issues. It is essential that we bring everyone on the journey when it comes to retrofits, energy-use reduction and cheaper, warmer and healthier living. As a society, we cannot afford to leave people behind. The Government has rolled out supports in the context of energy poverty. This is a matter on which we keep a close eye at all times.