I would, perhaps a little arrogantly, describe myself as a well-informed person. I admit I had absolutely no idea about the scale of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s remit or activities. I did know the SEAI was involved in the largest infrastructure project in the history of the state, the retrofitting of some 500,000 homes to a B2 BER standard or above, and that is the impetus for this discussion.  I did not know that basically everything energy, from insulation to developing new models of community engagement, district heating, research and development, all the way down to inspecting and…