The Committee was renamed during the Dáil term (24 May 2021) and was previously the Committee on Climate Action.
Latest Report
Microgeneration Support
The Committee has published a report on the detailed scrutiny of the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill. This report sets out details of the scrutiny carried out by the previous Committee and a comparison between the provisions contained in the Bill and those in the Microgeneration Support Scheme.
Press releases
9 May 2022, 15.45
Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action to resume discussions on Retrofitting Plan, built environment embodied emissions, and recycling and reuse of materials
25 Apr 2022, 19.00
Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action to discuss impact of New Retrofitting Plan, built environment embodied emissions, and recycling and reuse of materials
4 Apr 2022, 16.40
Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action to discuss Implementation of New National Retrofitting Plan
Recent videos
Tue, 10 May 2022
Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Topic: Engagement regarding the impact of the new National Retrofitting Plan, the built environment, embodied emissions and construction and demolition and the recycling and reuse of materials. (resumed)
Tue, 3 May 2022
Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Topic: Committee Stage consideration of the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Topic: Engagement regarding the impact of the New Retrofitting Plan, the built environment embodied emissions and construction and demolition and the recycling and reuse of materials.
Recent documents
Tue, 10 May
Opening statement, Seamus Hoyne, Dean of Flexible and Work Based Learning, Director of Industrial Engineering and Head of Thurles Campus, Technology University of the Shannon
Tue, 10 May
Opening statement, Dr Cathy Daly, Archaelogical and Ethnographic Conservator, University of Lincoln
Tue, 26 Apr
Opening statement, Dr Oliver Kinnane PhD MArch BE, Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD
Recent reports
Wed, 18 May 2022
Report on the detailed scrutiny of the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill
Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action Report on the detailed scrutiny of the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill, May 2022
Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Work Programme 2022
Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action Work Programme 2022, March 2022
Mon, 7 Feb 2022
Report on the proposed Carbon Budgets
Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action - Report on the proposed Carbon Budgets
Select committee
The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates within the Committee's remit.
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EU scrutiny
All proposed EU legislation in the areas of climate action is scrutinised by the committee and decisions are made regarding such proposals.
Committee contact details
Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
D02 XR20
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