Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2023
289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide data associated with his Department’s air travel and air travel associated with agencies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/23]
View answerIn January 2020, I as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform introduced mandatory new procedures for all Departments and agencies for offsetting the emissions associated with official air travel. In line with these procedures each Department and agency records the carbon emissions associated with all official air travel, values these emissions based on the prevailing rates of Ireland’s domestic Carbon Tax in the relevant year and pays an amount equivalent to the travel emissions impact into the Climate Action Fund.
The circular in question is available at this link: assets.gov.ie/46369/b0b6683188a747d08eb7b65736df3f61.pdf
The tables below provide the data associated with air travel for my Department and the bodies under its aegis. Data for flights taken in 2022 is currently being collated and payment will be due at end February 2023.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
|
Year |
Air Travel KM (Total) |
Tonnes of Carbon Emissions |
Payment value € |
|
2021 (Cost per Tonne €33.5) |
48,943 |
5.4224 |
181.80 |
|
2020 (Cost per Tonne €26) |
122,005 |
12.4161 |
322.80 |
Bodies under the aegis
|
Body/Agency |
Year |
Air Travel KM (Total) |
Tonnes of Carbon Emissions |
Payment value € |
|
Office of Public Works (OPW) |
2021 |
19,943 |
3.16 |
82.05 |
|
2020 |
24,894 |
2.092 |
70.09 |
|
|
National Shared Services Office (NSSO) |
2021 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
2020 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
|
Public Appointments Service (PAS) |
2021 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
2020 |
24,904 |
2.785 |
78.00 |
|
|
State Laboratory |
2021 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
2020 |
32,050 |
3.1665 |
82.33 |
|
|
Office of the Ombudsman |
2021 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
2020 |
30,094 |
2.2419 |
58.29 |
|
|
National Lottery Regulator |
2021 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
2020 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
