Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The fact of the matter is that if one were to build an apartment now, then instead of using an energy efficient pro-environment block one can use a precast, which is far more carbon intensive, polluting and destructive to the environment. The Department is making a conscious decision today to make it more expensive to use the block that is more environmentally friendly and exempts the other one, which is bizarre given that the Government has schemes like the one that provides €3,000 for bikes with a carrier to encourage the necessary change we need. Climate and housing will be a very big area and change in that area will be challenging.

I appreciate Mr. Hennessy being so frank in terms of his last answer. If this block were not included he has suggested that there could be legal implications because there is a substitute for the concrete masonry block. Is that the issue?