Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are publishing a great deal of material in respect of equality budgeting, as I have said, including in the Revised Estimates Volume and in the public service performance report. We have to embed thinking on equality budgeting right across Government. Work in that regard is ongoing. As the Deputy is aware, retrofitting as part of our submission to the EU under the national recovery and resilience facility, where we provide a first loss guarantee which will enable the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan, to bring forward a comprehensive plan in respect of retrofitting homes. I reiterate that the Government is supportive of an ambitious roll-out of retrofitting of our public housing stock. That is particularly important. I take on board the points made by the Deputy about the fuel allowance and the bulk purchase of energy.

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