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What is happening in Fionnphort in Mull could happen elsewhere in Argyll and Bute. Heat pumps are a live issue for debate. I am certainly keen to see a good and productive outcome from that.
I ask Elspeth MacArthur to follow through on some of the specifics, because she has lived with the issue for quite a while and is actively involved in it.
In addition, much work has been done on how disabled people, particularly people with learning disabilities, internalise and come to accept as being part of their lived experience crimes that target them, which they cannot do anything about.
I have been at a few funerals—people end up going to more and more of them at my age, and we appreciate the different parts of people's lives. Health is a big part, and how people live is the other part.
It would be foolish to talk about abandoning settlements or starting to name settlements and point the finger at them. People have lived and continue to live in areas that are at risk in a variety of ways and we must help them to do so if at all possible.
On design and sustainability, cost is a key consideration—I have seen that happening live in my area.The capital cost of installing sustainable technology is a larger up-front cost, which is not spread over 30 years as it would be with traditional fuelling systems.
If we take action in one area, it will bring a benefit or gain in another area. There is a lively debate around that, but you should realise nevertheless that what you do might have a ripple effect or benefit elsewhere.