Eoin Ó Broin
Question:252. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of action 6a of the Climate Action plan; the costs involved to complete same and to publish the methodology. [32690/21]
View answerThursday, 17 June 2021
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Action 6a of the 'Interim Climate Actions 2021' called on my Department to "Develop a methodology for the analysis of departmental capital investment proposals from a climate perspective" as part of the larger action to "Publish a revised National Development Plan detailing Government capital expenditures planned over 2021 – 2030."
This methodology was developed by officials in my Department, in consultation with officials in the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. This methodology was duly issued to all Departments via a detailed guidance note and response template in line with Action 6b of the Interim Climate Actions. The results of this analysis will be incorporated into the NDP Review.
As this was an internal process, no costs were incurred, save the allocation of the time of staff in my Department. I will be happy to publish the methodology as part of the publication of the NDP Review.