Fuel Poverty Coalition Conference – “A Manifesto for Warmth”
Tuesday 1st December 2015 | The Dunadry Hotel, Co. Antrim
The Northern Ireland Fuel Poverty Coalition held a major fuel poverty conference at the Dunadry Hotel and Country Club on Tuesday 1st December 2015.
The conference seen speakers from across the United Kingdom discussing themes on Regulation, Effective Competition and Choice, Resourcing and Policy and the Health. The overall aim of the conference was to consider the key asks for the Fuel Poverty Coalition’s Manifesto for Warmth. A copy of the conference programme can be downloaded here.
Presentations delivered by speakers on the day can be downloaded by clicking on the relevant links below.
Session One: Regulation, Effective Competition and Choice
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Regulation, Effective Competition and Choice…. Aodhan O’Donnell | Power to Switch |
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The Power of Competition Jamie Delargy |
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Job Losses Impacting on Fuel Poverty Stephen Kelly | Chief Executive | Manufacturing NI |
Session Two: Resourcing and Policy
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Energy Efficiency and the Affordale Wamrth Scheme Martin McDermott | Department for Social Development |
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Scottish Government Fuel Poverty Policy Norrie Kerr | Chief Executive | Energy Action Scotland |
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Energy Efficiency and EnergyWise Stuart Wightman | Head of Energy Efficiency Branch | Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment |
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Insulation Industry Perspective Georgina Grieve | General Manager | Homeseal |
Session Three: Health (Consequences)
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Fuel Poverty and Health Dr. Narash Chada | Senior Medical Officer | Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety |
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NICE Guidance on Cold Homes and PITCH Phillip Morris | Senior Development Manager | Centre for Sustainable Energy |
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Working in partnership to tackle the health implications of living in Fuel Poverty Colette Rogers | Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement Manager | Public Health Agency |
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Excess winter deaths among people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias Barbara Gray | Research Portfolio Manager | Bryson Energy/Ulster University |
Session Four: A Political Panel
The conference closed with a Question Time panel which included the political representatives from each of the parties below:
| ≥ Councillor David Armitage, Alliance Party | ≥ Councillor Billy Hutchinson, Progressive Unionist Party |
| ≥ Mickey Brady MP, Sinn Féin | ≥ Alderman Christopher Stalford, Democratic Unionist Party |
| ≥ Councillor Ross Brown, Green Party NI | ≥ Councillor Brian Heading, Social, Democratic and Labour Party |
| ≥ Basil McCrea MLA, NI21 | ≥ Councillor Stephen Nicholl, Ulster Unionist Party |
| ≥ Councillor Gerry Carroll, People Before Profit |
Why don’t you see if you can spot yourself in the photo gallery below? Images can be downloaded by right clicking your mouse.
Conference Image Gallery
