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Irish fuel poverty is among the highest in Northern Europe. The number of excess deaths that take place in Ireland each winter as against summer is greater than for countries with similar or colder climates, such as Canada, Denmark and Norway. When their homes are insulated, older people are afforded greater warmth, more comfort, reduced health risks, and all at a reduced cost to them. Fuel bills are generally lower, thus releasing meagre income for other essentials.

Older people are entitled to this level of comfort and to a reasonable degree of security. The provision of basic home security (mortice locks, door chains, window locks, spy holes etc.), allied to greater warmth, provides senior citizens with the comfort and security in their homes they deserve.