Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I will start as others have done and offer my condolences to Paul’s family. He is very much missed around the Houses of the Oireachtas. I am sure he is much more missed by his family and friends at home.

I have a bunch of questions, but I will take them piecemeal as opposed to unleashing them all in one go. My first question is for Dr. Byrne. I want a sense of where we are relative to 2018 or 2019. I doubt we are talking about a straight line. We are trying to ramp up capacity constantly. Notwithstanding the Covid years, I assume we have increased capacity since 2018 or 2019. I want a better understanding of where we were, where we are and where we hope to go.

Regarding the enormous challenge in retrofitting our built housing stock, what are the targets we are trying to reach and when might we achieve them if we continue at this rate of progress?