Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I asked for a breakdown to see how much of the €120 million allocated for apprenticeships and the €34.6 million allocated for traineeships in 2018 has been invested in climate mitigation or adaptation measures to achieve energy efficiency. What is the exact policy on the retrofit sector? I refer to the work done by Waterford Wexford ETB in that regard. Is it something that will be addressed many years into the future? That is not where we need to be; rather, we need to deal with it in the here and now. Is there a timeframe for building on the pioneering work done by Waterford Wexford ETB? What is the plan and when will it be implemented? The Irish Green Building Council stated people were not being trained in Ireland in retrofitting, which is appalling. It is the new green economy. Many employees, particularly in the midlands, will need to be retrained and upskilled. What is the plan in that regard?