Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Carbon and Energy within the Construction Industry: Discussion
Mr. Declan Meally:
Just to finish on the question, where the Deputy said the Government has not provided the funding, €8 billion in funding is identified in the national development plan, NDP. The ask from the industry was to tell it that there is money there. The Government commitment through the NDP and the national retrofit plan is that this is what we will do and it is here for the next eight to ten years in relation to an opportunity for local businesses and contractors to get involved in the retrofit game and show they can actually be part of it. They may not be a one-stop shop, but they might be part of one. The plumbers, electricians, plasterers that work under the umbrella of a one-stop shop can come in and work as part of that. We work with the local authorities together on it. The money is there in relation to the signal and under the NDP. The supply chain growth is definitely, without doubt, a challenge. That-----
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