Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the presentation. I also want to talk about embodied carbon.

The report that was published last year from the Irish Green Building Council stated that in order to meet climate targets, the State may need to limit the construction of new homes to 21,000 units per year, which is well below that envisaged by the Housing for All plan. Housing for All is specific that the actions in the plan have been developed to support the targets and objectives of the climate action plan. If embodied carbon represents 14% of our emissions, the Minister's Department and the Housing for All plan have a huge part to play in assessing and reducing emissions of construction material. Has the Housing for All plan ever been assessed to quantify the amount of embodied emissions that will result if that plan is implemented?