Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There are 136,000 social houses and 36,000 are now at the B2 standard, which is great. That means there are 100,000 units not at that standard. If we are looking to get 36,000 of those done between now and 2030, which is eight years away, there will be 64,000 houses that will not be retrofitted in the next eight years. We have been speaking about climate change and global warming. We are talking about reducing energy usage. The State owns those 64,000 properties that will not be touched for at least eight years and maybe longer.