Darren O'Rourke
Question:78. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the climate action delivery board; and the dates on which they met in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 [51897/23]
View answerTuesday, 28 November 2023
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The Climate Action Delivery Board is jointly chaired by the Secretaries General of the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.
Membership of the Delivery Board consists of Secretaries General from those Government Departments who have the main responsibilities for climate action delivery. Meetings are also attended by the Chiefs of Staff of the three Government parties.
A full list of the members of the Delivery Board and its terms of reference are available on the Department of the Taoiseach website.
The Climate Action Delivery Board’s original remit focused on overseeing the implementation of the last Government’s Climate Action Plan 2019.
In November 2021, the Delivery Board updated its terms of reference to provide for changes including the addition of a requirement for the Delivery Board to monitor the implementation of Carbon Budgets and Sectoral Emissions Ceilings which are now in place.
The Delivery Board met on the following occasions; 26 November 2021, 28 January 2022, 08 April 2022, 22 July 2022, 30 November 2022, 15 February 2023, 23 June 2023, and 26 October 2023. The Delivery Board did not meet in 2020, however, climate-related matters were brought forward through a number of alternative structures in 2020, including the Senior Officials Group on the Environment and Climate Change and the Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate, where members of the Delivery Board attend with Government Ministers
The Delivery Board is scheduled to meet again in December, and it is envisioned that it will continue to meet on a quarterly basis going forward.
The Climate Action Plan 2023 has given the Delivery Board an additional role of providing recommendations to the Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change on measures required to overcome any barriers or impediments to the implementation of climate policies.