Mr. Giovanni Impoco:

Perhaps something that facilitates EU member states is a common language for measuring the circular economy. Perhaps introducing other metrics, such as the economy and volume, would facilitate green public procurement. The Netherlands uses more services, which allows value to be retained longer in the market. This is one part of it. In Italy, cheap targets can be specified and facilitated using percentages. The rate of the reuse of certain parts of buildings by manufacturing can also be specified. An area where Ireland is improving is with regard to the quantification of the material stock it has. The Department has asked Circle Economy, which is a Dutch entity, to report on the circularity gap. This will allow the material stock in Ireland to be quantified. Senator Dooley asked about an investment player. Ireland has done a lot. As my colleague from the CIF already mentioned, there was a discussion on VAT in construction. A player such as Teagasc, which could bridge between industry needs and governmental targets, is missing from the construction sector.