Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 October 2017
186. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of additional funding that has been provided to the EPA in budget 2018; and the breakdown of this funding between air quality monitoring, noise monitoring and climate change research. [44326/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe indicative overall Budget 2018 allocation for the EPA is €34.8m, a significant increase on the 2017 allocation of €31.5m.
The indicative allocation for 2018 is broken down into €21.3m. current and €13.5m. capital, and is subject to final agreement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the Revised Estimates Volume (REV) later this year.
The new Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme covers the years 2017 to 2022 and I have committed funding of some €5 million over the lifetime of the programme, including €1 million in 2018.
Actual expenditure in 2018 on noise monitoring and climate research is a matter for the Agency having regard to its overall Exchequer allocation, any income it generates from approved activities, and any further funding it may receive through my Department from the Environment Fund.
