Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
70. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Climate Change Advisory Council will have a role in determining whether Ireland is on track to meet our emission reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42565/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Climate Change Advisory Council will have a role in the consideration of progress in relation to our emissions targets. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 requires that the Minister for Climate Action must give an account annually to a Joint Committee of the Oireachtas for compliance with the carbon budget and progress under the Climate Action Plan. The Joint Committee considerations will also be informed by the annual report of the Climate Change Advisory Council, which - under the Act - will now also include assessment of compliance with the carbon budget, and with sectoral emissions ceiling for that period.
