Garrett evidence at insulation inquiry

Former minister Peter Garrett is set to be grilled about Labor's botched home insulation program. Source: AAP

FORMER environment minister Peter Garrett has begun giving evidence at the royal commission into Labor's bungled home insulation program.

Mr Garrett will be questioned over his role in the $2.8 billion stimulus program rolled out by the Rudd government in 2009.

He is appearing before the $20 million inquiry after former senator Mark Arbib claimed the ex-Midnight Oil frontman was in charge of the troubled scheme.

Mr Arbib told the commission his role was to sell the scheme being designed by Mr Garrett and his department.

The home insulation debacle is widely seen as the catalyst to Mr Garrett's political downfall.

It led to him being stripped of his environment portfolio and prompted calls for his resignation.

Queenslanders Matthew Fuller, Rueben Barnes, Mitchell Sweeney, and Marcus Wilson from NSW, lost their lives installing insulation.

Mr Sweeney's brother, Justin, says he's keen to hear evidence from Mr Garrett and former prime minister Kevin Rudd, who is expected give evidence on Wednesday.

"Overall it comes down to what they actually knew and what they didn't - how far it actually went up the chain," he told reporters on Tuesday.

"Obviously, it's come out over the weeks (that) certain bureaucrats have said certain things.

"But ultimately again, they're the key stakeholders as far as I'm concerned."

The program has also been blamed for at least one serious injury and 224 house fires.

AAP mjg/tnf/km

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