Official Travel

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2023

Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Ceisteanna (546)

Carol Nolan

Ceist:

546. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide data associated with his Department’s air travel and air travel associated with agencies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4249/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

As the Deputy is aware, from the 1 January 2020, all Government Departments and Offices have been instructed to calculate and record the carbon emissions associated with flights they have taken.

Each Department is then required to value every tonne of carbon emissions their air travel gives rise to at the prevailing rate of the carbon tax.

Since the establishment of my Department in June 2020, my officials have applied these procedures.

The table below outlines a summary of the record of carbon emissions and value associated with flights taken by officials within my Department.

The information sought by the Deputy for the agencies within my remit, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document should the Deputy wish to liaise with them directly with this matter.

Table 1: DFHERIS payments to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

Year	Tonne	Amounts per Tonne	Total Amount:
2022	23.882	€41.00	€979.16
2021	3.8529	€33.50	€136.65
2020	3.4315	€26.00	€89.22

Bodies under the Aegis of Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Agency	Address	CEO	Email address
An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS)	1 Castleforbes House Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1, D01 A8N0	Andrew Brownlee	[e-mail] / [e-mail]
Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA)	Grangegorman Development Agency, 4th Floor Park House,191 North Circular Road,Dublin 7D07 EWV4	Gerrard Casey	[e-mail]
Higher Education Authority (HEA)	3 Shelbourne Buildings, Crampton Avenue, Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 C2Y6	Dr Alan Wall	[e-mail]
Irish Research Council (IRC)	3 Shelbourne Buildings, Crampton Avenue, Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 C2Y6	Dr Alan Wall	[e-mail]
Léargas - The Exchange Bureau	Kings Inns House, Parnell Street, Dublin 1, D01 A3Y8	Lorraine Gilligan	[e-mail]
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)	26/27 Denzille Lane, Dublin 2, Ireland, D02 P266	Dr. Padraig Walsh	[e-mail]
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)	Three Park Place, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2, D02 FX65	Philip Nolan (Prof)	[e-mail]
Skillnet Ireland CLG	5th Floor, Q House, 76 Furze Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 E268	Paul Healy	[e-mail]