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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 June 2021

Thursday, 17 June 2021

Questions (293)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the Interim Climate Action Plan under his Department’s responsibility. [32699/21]

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As part of the Climate Action Plan, my Department is implementing a range of ambitious decarbonisation actions for housing, planning, marine and natural heritage protection and analysis of Ireland’s climate.

Actions which are regulatory in nature are subject to the normal Regulatory Impact Assessment procedures and activities under the National Development Plan (NDP) are budgeted for through the normal budgetary processes at implementation stage.

The Project Tracker for Project Ireland 2040 Investment Programmes and Project Tracker can be found on the following link: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/6db7c4-investment-projects-and-programmes-tracker/.

Public Consultations undertaken by my Department containing Regulatory Impact Assessments can be found on the following link:

https://www.gov.ie/en/search/?type=consultations&organisation=department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage.

A review of the NDP to reflect the major priorities set out in the Programme for Government is also well underway. These priorities are aimed at tackling the most important challenges facing us as a nation including Climate Action. The renewed NDP will set out a capital investment framework until 2030. It will seek to ensure that Exchequer capital investment aligns with the acceleration in decarbonisation now required.

The national objective of transitioning by 2050 to a competitive, low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable economy and society must influence public capital investment choices over the next ten years. On account of the inherently cross-sectoral and integrated nature of the decisions required in such areas as transport, energy, agriculture and the built environment, addressing climate change is a unique challenge for public policy.

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