Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 September 2021
395. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU climate action strategies the new CAP must be aligned with and enable in a forestry context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47387/21]
View answerWork on the development of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 (CSP) has intensified. The development of Ireland's CSP involves a number of stages, including SWOT analysis, needs assessment, intervention design, financial allocations, target setting and governance systems. The draft CSP will also be subject to an ex-ante evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment, including a public consultation on the draft CSP and draft Environmental Report.
Member States are required to demonstrate in their CSP where their intervention strategy contributes to National and European Union priorities, including those arising from the European Green Deal and Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies, as well as from the legislative instruments outlined in Annex XIII of the draft legislation, which includes a significant list of EU environmental and climate legislation. A copy of the legislation is attached for ease of reference.
In relation to the EU approval process, Member States are required to demonstrate in their CSP where their intervention strategy contributes to National and European Union priorities on the environment and climate. The draft CSP will be subject to an approval process with the Commission over a six- to eight-month period in 2022. All elements of the plan will be subject to scrutiny by the European Commission in line with the relevant regulatory framework, around the three general objectives of economic, environmental and social sustainability.
