Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I wish to follow on from what Senator Moynihan raised about this issue. As others mentioned, some 11% of global emissions come from or are associated with upfront embodied carbon emissions from new construction, therefore, this area is hugely important. Exactly as Senator Moynihan mentioned, I frequently see perfectly good buildings near where I live being fully demolished only to be replaced, quite ironically, with a building that is good in terms future emissions but, due to the construction and demolition, has been an environmental disaster. Perfectly good buildings are being demolished along with all the embodied carbon and waste generated from that.

As to the statement that Ireland is at the forefront in terms of building regulations in this area, what is the situation with embodied carbon and building regulations in Ireland? Is embodied carbon covered under building regulations?