Charlie Weston

And that, again, is for home efficiencies, improvements, works, or EVs.

Now, all of this tallies with figures I had a while ago there, a few weeks ago, Claire, from the Department of Energy, Minister Dara O'Brien's department, showing that in the years so far, there has been a doubling increase

in the number of people processed for a grant from Sustainable Energy Ireland to do the likes of heat attic installation, cavity wall installation, etc.

Something like 29,000 applications were processed.

And, you know, in the budget, they did increase the amount of money for this kind of these SEI grants under the target of 73,000 houses to be upgraded this year.

Yeah, I mean, yeah, they'll be getting a grant if they're doing the work.

I mean, the builders will often organise that for you.

But, you know, they need money as well.

So you're talking about EVs in there as well.

So that's what brings it way up.

Some of this work can be quite expensive, you know, particularly a heat pump, you're talking €10,000 to €15,000.

Now, you will get a grant of up to €6,500.

Doors and windows is another popular one.

There's a grant for that now, and it wasn't previously.

If you get them both done.

Cavity wall installation can be expensive.

So, you know, these are big jobs.

People can't move either, so it's not like you could just...

If you need to move to a bigger home, you can buy a brand new high building energy rated home and that sorts you out.

But, you know, there is a bit of an issue around all of this as well.