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

It is and is not off the agenda, because it is about embodied carbon. These traditional buildings use natural materials and that in itself is low-carbon, so it is critically important. We have done considerable work on thatched properties. Unfortunately, we are loosing them at too fast a rate and we want to reverse that trend. I take on board the Deputy's point. We are in the process of reviewing those grant schemes to see how we can better tweak them. We are taking back the feedback from people who have applied for them and from the local authorities themselves. We hope to be in a better position to adapt those grants to ensure they are fit for purpose.