Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

If the Taoiseach does his homework, he will certainly find that, according to Sustainable Energy Ireland, he is not complying.

The street credibility of the Taoiseach and Government is not great on energy performance. The energy performance directive should have been implemented in January 2006 but the Government has said it wants more time, until 2009. There has been much lobbying by the hollow block manufacturers and construction industry to try to ensure that feet are dragged for as long as possible to prevent compliance with the standards.

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