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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will go back and engage with the officials on this point. Is it a matter in respect of which Senator Boylan has got responses from the Department to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Strictly speaking, as the Senator will appreciate, within the confines of an apartment block, the management company sets the rules. Typically, people buy or rent on that basis. I will go look at it with the officials to see exactly what the situation is and come back to the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The question I was reflecting on is whether the solution is communal areas, as distinct from balconies, which may be perceived as unsightly or whatever. I am not even going to go into that space, but people might say so. The bottom line is that I will look at this matter for the Senator and come back to her on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a combination.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can I just clarify that one point-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to make two very quick points on that. That was a Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications campaign. There are two Departments involved - the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and the Department of Justice - when it comes to multiunit apartment blocks. I have given an undertaking, and I will look at it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: There are technical points as well, but we have agreed to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: What year was the Senator talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Armstrong have a figure on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have 2021 onwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did the retrofitting start in 2021?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deep retrofit. The retrofit in 2021 was 1,038. In 2022, it was 2,283. This year, we are projecting 2,400.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, and will increase every year thereafter. It is expected to be 3,500 in 2024, 4,000 in 2025, 4,000 in 2026, 4,500 in 2027, 4,779 in 2028, 5,000 in 2029 and 5,000 in 2030. That is a total of 36,500 up to 2030.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Just before the Deputy moves on, between 2013 and 2022, the total figure for shallow rather than deep retrofits was 75,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have the breakdown for each local authority for 2022. in 2022, the total for Louth was 164.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is based on performance and total stock. If one looks at the figure for Louth of 164, that is based on its overall stock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: If the Deputy wants, we can share the data for 2023.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Senator will appreciate that is a Department of Finance issue. I have no doubt the Senator has already raised it with the Department but if he has not done so, I suggest that he raises it forthwith. Obviously, the Department of Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is responsible for planning. However, tax is an issue for the Department of Finance. The latter preserves...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is an oxymoron.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: As the Senator will be aware, the latest round of funding under the URDF, is very much in keeping with Housing for All and the times we live in. There is a crisis in housing, so urban regeneration serves an important purpose by bringing derelict and vacant units back into use. We expect that the local authorities will use the URDF to purchase old buildings, do them up and sell them on in...