This morning, the Climate Change Advisory Council published its built environment annual review 2024. It wants to see the ambition and rate of upgrades to social homes doubled. It highlights the need for special measures to support older people to achieve warmer, more comfortable, healthier homes. It highlights that many of the worst performing homes are likely to be owned by older people and householders who are least likely to be able to afford works. This echoes Social Justice Ireland, Friends of the Earth, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Sinn Féin's calls and proposals for a fair retrofitting plan. We need a review of the national retrofit plan to ensure supports are targeted to those most in need. Can the Tánaiste commit to that?

I welcome the Deputy's acknowledgement of the importance of the retrofit programme.

For sure.

There would be no retrofitting, from a climate perspective, it if was not for the carbon tax, which has given us the revenue to enable us-----

That is the Government's approach. It is not the Sinn Féin approach.

-----to do the first ever comprehensive retrofit scheme, which includes both social housing, housing for the elderly and-----

Sinn Féin would spend more money and deliver more retrofits. If the Government followed our plan and listened to the Climate Change Advisory Council-----

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Sinn Féin opposed the carbon tax. The reality is the retrofit programme would not be possible at all. Sinn Féin needs to get its house in order in respect of a coherent plan.

Is the Government listening to the Climate Change Advisory Council, Social Justice Ireland and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?

Yes, we want more to do with them, but you are not.