Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. I was a bit late to the meeting and may have missed something, so I apologise if I go over something that was already spoken about. With regard to the Office of Government Procurement, Ms Stewart spoke about guidance. This is probably following on from Deputy Bruton's question. Are there definitive rules as to what public bodies have to put in? Are there rules that state that if there is a roof space greater than a certain area size, solar panels have to be put in or a certain type of lighting must be used or electric vehicles have to be bought, and while I know there needs to be some flexibility, if an entity wants to go beyond that, it has to specifically request and get approval for that? Is there anything like that in the system at the moment or is it all just guidance?