Mr. Se?n Armstrong:

It will apply to new buildings of more than 2,000 sq. m at first and to all new buildings from 1 January 2030. That is currently proposed in the energy performance of buildings directive. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is leading a working group on the decarbonisation of cement. Members of the group include the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The group is looking at initiatives to decarbonise cement through procurement processes.