Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 March 2024
98. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the consultation that has taken place with people with disabilities and their disabled persons representative organisations in relation to the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10457/24]
View answerThe National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA), led by my Department, is the central vehicle to engage, enable, and empower people to participate in taking climate action and inform climate policy.
Populations vulnerable to the transition to carbon neutrality, including specific groups with persons with disabilities, are actively engaged through the NDCA via focus groups and workshops as part of the annual Climate Conversations, which has included the Rehab Group and the National Council for the Blind. Also, representatives from the National Disability Authority and Disabled Persons Organisations have actively participated in the National Climate Stakeholder Forum events held since March 2022.
Insights into the challenges facing people living with disabilities in the transition to a carbon neutral future have been captured through these activities. These insights were subsequently conveyed to relevant officials in my Department and have been considered in the drafting of Climate Action Plan 2024.
