Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Gas and wood pellets. I will ask Mr. Finnegan to send on a note in regard to the energy rating of the building that is being fully refurbished and the form of fuel used to heat or cool it, as the case may be. There is a lot of hot air. We could generate quite a bit of that sometimes but it has to be cooled as well. Consider all the talk about climate change, bearing in mind that we have had a climate change committee and are setting up a new climate change committee. Representatives of the Department responsible for climate change were here and we asked them what changes were made in their head office. The answer is a bit like Mr. Finnegan's. There was not an answer. I am just saying that, somewhere in the public service, we have to begin to practise what we are preaching. That is all I will say about saying that.

With regard to the security of the building, last year and whenever, there was one or two occasions when Members could not get out through the front gate. Any national parliament should be able to have guaranteed access. It has not happened on every occasion. Sometimes the protesters were allowed up to the gate. Maybe the numbers were higher than expected or maybe there were not enough personnel on duty outside. I presume that is on the risk register.