Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy
Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
There was a very successful public scheme in Tralee going back 12 or 13 years to heat an area with 200 houses with wood chip. It was one of the first schemes of its kind. As Dr. Kinnane is here, I will ask him about refurbishing public buildings. Have courthouses throughout the country been looked at? There has been tendency in recent years to move to greenfield sites and build new courthouses and then leave the old buildings abandoned. There is a proposal to do this with Tralee courthouse in Kerry. Does Dr. Kinnane have an opinion on this? If at all possible should the movement be towards refurbishing existing courthouse buildings and renovating them?
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