Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I kind of agree with a lot of what Mr. Lawlor has said. If we spend public money to invest and to encourage people to build compactly within these areas served by transport to meet these climate challenges, that is not just an investment in housing to try it make it more affordable, it is an investment in climate action. I firmly believe that. We give people very good grants to put private solar panels on a private roof for free energy and private return for excess, but that is also climate action by spending public money. I feel the same principle applies to trying to get housing built in areas so we can achieve this compact growth.

The Climate Change Advisory Council wrote to the Minister outlining its concerns. Did it get a response? We have the Minister coming in next week so my next question is whether it could furnish the committee with that response.