I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 11: In page 30, to delete lines 32 to 39, to delete pages 31 and 32, and in page 33 to delete lines 1 to 5.

I move amendment No. 12: In page 33, to delete lines 6 to 10.

I move amendment No. 13: In page 33, to delete lines 11 to 25.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 20: In page 51, to delete lines 4 to 40 and to delete pages 52 to 53.

I second the amendment.

Since this is the last Order of Business, I thank everybody for their work, especially those who keep these Houses running behind the scenes. This morning, I wish to raise an issue relating to energy poverty. This is something that came to light through the National Traveller Money Advice and Budgetary Service, MABS. Its 2019 study on energy poverty indicated that 77% of Travellers living in mobile homes were in energy poverty. It also found that their weekly energy use was €108, which is 26% of their income. That …

We do not have much time, I am afraid.

We will get to that.

We will get to it if-----

I move amendment No. 36: In page 22, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(11) Within seven weeks of the passing of this Act the Minister shall lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report examining whether an exceptional circumstances grounds for the awarding of a remediation grant under the scheme, as provided for in section 17 of the Pyrite Resolution Act of 2013, should be introduced by way of amending legislation.". This amendment relates to the exceptional circumstances that were provided f…

I move amendment No. 41: In page 23, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(6) Within seven weeks of the passing of this Act the Minister shall lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the implications of subsection (5) on relevant owners and whether there is a need for amending the Act to allow for a reduction in the internal floor area of the dwelling demolished without any reduction in the amount of the remediation option grant approved by the Housing Agency.”. This relates to the downsi…

The amount per square metre does not provide a pathway to 100% redress and the Minister knows this. The gap is tens of thousands of euro. People are not downsizing to reduce the maintenance. They are downsizing because they cannot rebuild the house with the grant they have and they are trying to cut their cloth to suit their measure by rebuilding the house at a smaller size.