Citizens' Assembly

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 September 2021

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Ceisteanna (402)

Christopher O'Sullivan

Ceist:

402. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the establishment of a citizens' assembly on Ireland's biodiversity crisis. [46208/21]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The convening of a Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity is under discussion at a senior level between the Department of the Taoiseach and my Department. The timing and scheduling of the Assembly will depend on the outcome of these discussions and on a number of external factors which need to be considered before the scope and terms of the Assembly are framed.