Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion

11:00 am

Mr. P.J. Ryan:

I have just one comment on this. People have been before our committee to speak about Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, timber and that side of things. One of the comments it made was that much of our wood is imported. We have to use wood from Norway and other places but there is probably more scope to use Irish timber. There is a tendency to over-specify. The impression it gave was that a lot of Irish timber could be used and we are just setting a standard that may not be necessary. That is probably something to bear in mind, to try to keep our own industry-----