Professor Michael McMahon:

I know we have discussed this with Deputy Canney a few times in the past. Regarding that €11 billion estimate on retrofitting, if we can get the tradespeople and everyone in the construction industry ready with capacity to deliver on this, between the private and public sectors we can not only go about achieving our climate goals, but we also help in building up the capacity in the construction sector which we know has been subject to these constraints in recent years as we have also tried to address the housing shortage. Policy can play a vital role in this joined-up thinking and strategy.