Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2023
143. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has assessed the impact on 2023 GHG emissions, and climate measures uptake, of the ongoing delay in publication to date of the Annex of Actions for the Climate Action Plan 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10642/23]
View answerClimate Action Plan 2023 (CAP23), which was published on 21 December 2022, sets out the policies, measures and actions needed to keep Ireland within our economy-wide carbon budgets and on the pathway to a carbon neutral economy by no later than 2050. CAP23 contains specific actions that are to be undertaken in support of achieving our climate action goals and emissions reduction targets.
The Annex of Actions is a supplementary document to CAP23 and was prepared via cross-Department engagement. All high-level actions to be undertaken in 2023 are already included in CAP23 which has been approved by Government and is publicly available. Therefore, while the Annex supports the reporting and implementation of the actions in CAP23, the uptake of the actions is not directly affected by its date of publication.
The Annex provides additional detail relating to the delivery and implementation of the actions set out in CAP23, including steps required for delivery, the corresponding outputs, lead Departments and Agencies, as well as the timelines for delivery.
It is expected that the Annex will be brought to Government for approval in early March.
