Clare’s Green Party senator claims older people are being locked out of retrofitting grants while living in older homes.
24% of homes in Ireland were built before 1961 while a further 21% were constructed before 1980 and a further 10% prior to 1990.
Of the 169 homes built in Clare built in 1977 or before, less than half have a Building Energy Rating of C or above.
Speaking in the Seanad, Inagh Green Party Senator Róisín Garvey says more needs to be done to enable those in older homes to access retrofitting.
Listen to the full interview here
