Fuel Poverty
Seanad Éireann — 2021-09-28
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Ossian Smyth (GP), Dún Laoghaire

I appreciate the Senator's sincere concerns about the data and the sources. She is absolutely right to ask those questions. I am happy for my office to engage with hers if she wants to follow up and get references as to where the data come from. On the specific point about when the CSO is going to publish its indicators, which I think is the Senator's question, I will come back to her with the details on that rather than give a response that is not accurate. It absolutely is important to track these things. One of the most important things any government does is keep older people warm in their houses during the winter. If there is one thing we can do that we can feel emotionally attached to, it is that. It is measuring what proportion of people are cold in their homes from year to year, seeing if we are making progress with that and ensuring that our policies are empathetic and take account of people's real lives. That is important. I am willing to communicate directly with the Senator on that if she wants to follow up.

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Sitting date: 2021-09-28