Mr. Eamonn Stapleton:

I will address two of the points raised by Deputy Bruton with regard to where one would start and the procurement. At this stage the procurement is more qualitative in how one address the green procurement and so on as opposed to quantitative. The measures are not there yet. The Office of Government Procurement is progressing that. We will all welcome this when it comes because it will create clarity around what people should be doing.

On the question of whether we are starting from the right point, the answer is that we are where we are. There are two significant infrastructure projects coming down the line. There is the metro and, to a lesser extent, BusConnects. These are challenges in themselves. They are sustainable projects to provide sustainable solutions but in constructing them there will be challenges around minimising their impact. There is still an opportunity to make sure they are procured in the manner the Irish Green Building Council is talking about with other people's experiences. These should be included in the procurement of both of those projects because they will have significant impacts.