Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Other countries have had great success in doing what I am advocating. Programmes to insulate people's homes provide high levels of employment, particularly for those who have experience in construction. A programme of this nature would provide an ideal way to get people who have lost their jobs in the construction sector back to work. That is why I commend the proposals of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, in respect of retrofitting. The Government will pursue this matter very actively during its term in office.

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