Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

To add to what my colleagues have said, I think it is a really good suggestion. We developed a climate change sectoral adaptation plan for built and archaeological heritage, and we are one of the first countries in Europe to have done it. We are carrying out a life-cycle assessment report and a step-by-step approach to assessing embodied and life-cycle emissions involved in the retrofit of existing buildings. Therefore, there is work under way in the Department. That report is due to be completed shortly and we will be happy to furnish it to the committee. Obviously, it is very useful and important to be able to track the carbon savings from the retrofit of building stock.