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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 February 2022

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Questions (117)

Catherine Connolly

Question:

117. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the local authority decarbonisation zones; the number of local authorities that have submitted their proposals to his Department to date; the details of the plans approved to date including the location of the decarbonisation zones and the responsible local authority in tabular form; the timeline for the roll-out of each decarbonisation zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8761/22]

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To date, 29 of 31 local authorities have submitted plans  for decarbonising zones. The projects proposed fall into a range of climate change areas including green mobility, renewable energy, and adaptation. A list of the proposed decarbonising zones is set out in the table below.  Two local authorities, Dun Laoghaire, Rathdown County Council and Fingal County Council, have yet to identify a decarbonising zone for their area.

Local Authority

Proposed Decarbonising Zone

Carlow County Council

Carlow Town

Cavan County Council

Cavan Town

Clare County Council

Loophead Peninsula

Cork County Council

Macroom

Cork City Council

Area on west of city including University College Cork and Munster Technological University

Donegal County Council

Carndonagh and Gortahork/Farcarragh

Dublin City Council

Ringsend/Irishtown

Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council

To be confirmed

Fingal County Council

To be confirmed

Galway County Council

Aran Islands

Galway City Council

Westside

Kerry County Council

Dingle Peninsula

Kildare County Council

Maynooth

Kilkenny County Council

Kilkenny City - South Western neighbourhood.

Laois County Council

Portlaoise

Leitrim County Council

Carrick-on-Shannon

Limerick City & County Council

Newtown Perry

Longford County Council

Longford Town

Louth County Council

Dundalk

Mayo County Council

Mulranny

Meath County Council

Trim

Monaghan County Council

Monaghan Town

Offaly County Council

Tullamore

Roscommon County Council

Roscommon Town

Sligo County Council

Sligo City-South East

South Dublin County Council

Tallaght/Clondalkin

Tipperary County Council

Mid-Tipperary

Waterford City & County Council

Waterford City

Westmeath County Council

Mullingar

Wexford County Council

Enniscorthy

Wicklow County Council

Arklow

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