Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 March 2022
9. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a full list of the names of the persons that comprise the membership of the first national climate stakeholder forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16878/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Climate Stakeholder Forum (NCSF) is part of the Government's commitment to engage policy makers, state bodies, and key stakeholders on co-creating climate actions through the National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA). The first forum was held on March 22, 2022. It took the form of a one-day deliberative workshop chaired by Professor Alan Barrett.
The first forum examined a number of areas where immediate or expedited action is possible, because of the availability of existing technologies, as follows:
1. Offshore renewables
2. Retrofitting
3. Sustainable Mobility: including active transport and modal shift
4. Engagement, Communications and Climate Literacy
Recommendations were presented to the Minister and will help inform the next Climate Action Plan, and provide insights for sectoral policy.
Further policy priorities will be explored in future meetings of the forum which will meet 3 times a year, and relevant stakeholders will be invited to attend in line with the policy areas chosen for deliberation.
The NCSF is led by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, supported by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The following is a list of stakeholder organisations which attended the forum. Some organisations had more than one member in attendance.
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MaREI |
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Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications |
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Union of Students in Ireland |
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Friends of the Earth |
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Cork Environmental Forum / SWAN |
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National Youth Assembly of Ireland - National Participation Office |
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Department of Education |
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Change by Degrees |
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Department of Transport |
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Science Foundation Ireland |
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TASC |
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Community Work Ireland |
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ESRI |
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Irish Local Development Network |
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Wind Energy Ireland |
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SIPTU Trade Union |
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An Taisce |
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CRU |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
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Chartered Accountants Ireland |
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Kildare County Council |
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Shannon Foynes Port Company |
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Electricity Supply Board |
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Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage |
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Wind Energy Ireland |
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ICTU Energy Sector Group |
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Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation |
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IDA Ireland |
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Marine Renewable Industry Association |
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National Economic and Social Council |
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Shannon Foynes Port Company |
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Renewable Energy Ireland |
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Connect Trade Union |
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ESB |
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NPWS Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
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Port of Waterford |
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Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) |
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Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
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Marine Institute |
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CRU |
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National Youth Assembly, Fridays For Future |
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Port of Galway |
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Stop Climate Chaos |
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KORE Retrofit |
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Dublin City Council |
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National Youth Assembly |
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
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Community Law and Mediation (Centre for Environmental Justice) |
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Codema |
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EAPN Ireland |
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Irish Rural Link |
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Dept of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
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Irish Water |
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Electric Ireland Superhomes |
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Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland |
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Threshold |
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Department of Finance |
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Society of St Vincent de Paul |
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Churchfield Home Services |
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UCD |
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National Insulation Association of Ireland |
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HEVAC Group/HPA Ireland |
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The Irish Green Building Council |
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Meath County Council |
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ESRI |
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NTA |
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TU Dublin |
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
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An Taisce Environmental Education Unit |
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An Tasice |
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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
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CARO Atlantic Seaboard South |
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Smart Dublin |
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Delegates from National Youth Assembly on Climate |
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National Transport Authority |
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Cyclist.ie |
