Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her statement. I congratulate the Ministers, Deputies Foley, Harris, Madigan and Collins, and I wish them collectively well.

With respect to their short time in office, I respectfully ask the following three questions. I have broken them down into two three-minute questions and one two-minute question. Upskilling the construction sector workforce with retrofitting skills will be part of the just transition to create a circular economy and a fairer, sustainable future. The Government has committed to this. Retrofitting will help us reach the 2030 and 2050 climate reduction targets. It also gives us the chance to create secure jobs in the construction sector for years to come. Not only that, but retrofitting houses will lift people out of fuel poverty and protect the nation's most vulnerable. Has capacity for upskilling been assessed and when will these skills programmes be initiated? Is the revised funding in place, relative to the promised legislation in the programme for Government?

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