Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021
701. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to include reference in all new statements of strategy to all sustainable development goal targets for which his Department has lead responsibility as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25742/21]
View answerI published the Department's Statement of Strategy for the period 2021 to 2024 on 14th April 2021.
The Strategy was developed taking into consideration the Department’s role in contributing to the delivery of five Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in leading on twelve specific targets, but also sharing responsibility for another twenty-one targets with other Departments. The five SDGs referred to are:
Goal 2 Zero Hunger
Goal 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Goal 14 Life below Water
Goal 15 Life on Land
Goal 17 Partnership for the Goals
The details are on page 21 of the Statement of Strategy: gov.ie - Statement of Strategy 2021 - 2024 (www.gov.ie).
