Larry Butler (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State for attending. It is important that we become the cutting edge of green industry and we have a great opportunity in this regard. I would not agree with some of the comments from the Opposition, particularly those of Senator O'Toole. Many other countries, including the UK, Canada and the United States, have now taken on the new installation programmes. Canada in particular has been to the forefront in regard to retrofit and energy conservation. It is in this area that Ireland can become the new leading edge with regard to this technology.

I did not get a chance in my earlier contribution to finish what I intended to say about renewables. While installation is the first and an important part of the job we must carry out, it is not the only one. Senator Burke suggested it is necessary to have a BER certificate to carry out this work but it is not. It is necessary to have a BER certificate if one is selling a house.