Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 February 2022
455. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by his Department in respect of its targets and goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development under the policy remit of his Department; if these targets and goals will be met by their respective deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7272/22]
View answerIreland has adopted a ‘whole-of-Government’ approach to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with each Minister having responsibility for implementing individual SDG targets related to their functions. My Department is a lead on the following five SDGs:
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 14: Life below Water
- Goal 15: Life on Land
- Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Progress on these is published on irelandsdg.geohive.ie/.
Food Vision 2030, Ireland's ten year agri-food strategy published by my Department in 2021 cross-references the SDGs against 22 Goals across 4 high level missions for the agri-food sector with the SDGs also referenced in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Statement of Strategy for 2021-2024.
