The budget provided significant and welcome supports for families around the country such as the €600 energy credit, which people in my constituency are very happy with. However, a small group of people live permanently in a mobile home park in my constituency, many of whom are pensioners. They are not the normal type of ESB account holder but instead pay their energy bills directly to the mobile home park operator through private meter arrangements. I raised this matter last March with the Minister responsible for energy and the CRU, but I did not get an answer. There is no colder place than a mobile home in winter; we all know that. This is unacceptable for a pensioner who has no alternative but to live there. We have to find a way that they can benefit from the €600 credit.

The Minister brought forward proposals to Cabinet this morning in the broader area of the energy credit and is looking at certain categories that fall outside the framework that can facilitate the easy mechanisms to disburse the money. I would like to talk to the Minister about that and maybe the Deputy could engage with him again. I will talk to him and highlight that the Deputy has raised this issue.