Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Building Reform Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Mr. Se?n Armstrong:

No, it is not. That is where the opportunity is for the local authority sector. We can see 48% in the private sector and we can see the opportunity for local authorities to achieve and exceed that. We definitely want to take that learning from the private sector and use it to help us deliver housing and address our climate action targets. That is being implemented through the policy of modern methods of construction. On local authorities and the climate action plan, everybody will be aware that local authorities have a wide range of responsibilities and implement policy measures for several Departments. It is clearly stated in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 that the instruction to develop local authority climate action plans will be provided by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. As that Minister will be making the request to local authorities and developing the guidelines, it would be expected that the reporting line would be through the same Minister on local authority climate action plans. That is what is indicated through the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act.

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