Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I made an oversight in my last interaction with the Taoiseach. While dealing with the UN, I should have also have raised the case of Private Seán Rooney. We have seen what is in the public domain. The family is concerned and frustrated with the lack of communication from the UN following requests from the coroner. This is something that needs to be addressed.

I have spoken to the Taoiseach before about Carlinn Hall in Dundalk and I have also raised it with the Minister. Whoever is in government really needs to look at the support scheme for renewable heat from the perspective of putting in place a solution to move away from this gas-fed communal system to something that is more environmentally and financially sustainable.

In talking about retrofitting, I wish to raise briefly the following issue. Louth County Council was ahead of itself at some level. In 2023, it had a target of 105 but was able to draw down money from other places and was able to deliver 205 houses. The target for this year is 140, however, so the Taoiseach can see the issue. We need to deliver on the basis of the capacity it has. It has a stock of 4,200, and at the end of last year only 424 had been retrofitted. As good as the work is, we need to be able to deliver more to deal with the 2030 target.

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