Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Skills and Supports Required for Businesses to Meet Decarbonisation Targets: Discussion

Mr. Declan Meally:

Yes. Each public sector organisation has to show their climate action roadmap and set out their way to get there. We have still a way to go in terms of decarbonising the buildings, but as part of our national roadmap, they are identifying the route by which they could be able to hit the targets. This is not to say that they will not be tough, as with all our targets, such as domestic, transport and other targets. It is a glide path to show what we need to do. It will cost and we need to work out what the costs will be. It is a key issue.