Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
2070. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to the 'Climate Ready Programme: Talent for Ireland's Green Economy' in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38940/23]
View answerMy Department provides an annual allocation to Skillnet Ireland under the National Training Fund. Skillnet Ireland established the Climate Ready Programme: Talent for Ireland's Green Economy programmes in 2021 in response to the Government’s Climate Action Plan and the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act, 2021.
The programme has three elements – the Climate Ready Academy, the Climate Ready Cluster and Climate Ready Industry Insights. The grant allocation for each in 2022 and 2023 is as follows:
|
Skillnet Ireland’s Climate Ready programme: |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Climate Ready Academy |
€1,500,000 |
€2,565,000 |
|
Climate Ready Cluster |
€1,766,352 |
€2,848,560 |
|
Climate Ready Industry Insights |
€3,266,352 |
€5,413,560 |
|
Total |
€6,534,726 |
€10,829,143 |
The following revised reply was received on 7 November 2023:
My Department provides an annual allocation to Skillnet Ireland under the National Training Fund. Skillnet Ireland established the Climate Ready Programme: Talent for Ireland's Green Economy programmes in 2021 in response to the Government’s Climate Action Plan and the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act, 2021.
The programme has three elements – the Climate Ready Academy, the Climate Ready Cluster and Climate Ready Industry Insights. The grant allocation for each in 2022 and 2023 is as follows:
|
Skillnet Ireland’s Climate Ready programme: |
2022 |
2023 |
|
Climate Ready Academy |
€1,500,000 |
€2,565,000 |
|
Climate Ready Cluster |
€1,766,352 |
€2,848,560 |
|
Total |
€3,266,352 |
€5,413,560 |
