Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As I am sure the Minister is aware, the Irish Green Building Council, IGBC, launched an important report last November on foot of research it commissioned from University College Dublin on how to deliver the increased number of homes and other construction projects that will be built in the future in a way that allows us to meet our legally binding emissions reduction targets. The report not only focuses on the operational emissions of those buildings and the energy standards, but also on the embodied carbon. Is the Minister aware of the report? Has he read it? Does the Government or the Department have a formal response to its recommendations?

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