Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

It is interesting to hear the expertise from beside the Taoiseach on the front bench. Why has there not been a single prosecution under this Government for the massive failure to implement its own minimum insulation standards for house building? As far as the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is aware there has not been a prosecution of any builder, architect or engineer. The Government has no facts on what local authorities are doing in this regard. Will the Taoiseach apologise to the people of this country forced to live in housing that is not built to the standard set down by his Government? Does he agree that houses should be insulated to a far higher standard and what will he do about the implementation of Part L of the building regulations?

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