Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
1335. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to climate finance in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39276/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraI assume the Deputy is referring to climate finance refers to Ireland's international climate finance as opposed to national level commitments.
|
Year |
Total Climate Finance spent by DAFM |
Ireland’s total Climate Finance |
|
2020 |
€2,424,866 |
€ 88,341,096 |
|
2021 |
€6,599,081 |
€99,618,603 |
Following a cross-governmental process led by the Department of Foreign Affairs, the International Climate Finance Roadmap was published in July 2022. The Roadmap sets out how Ireland will deliver on the target of providing at least €225 million annually in international climate finance by 2025, a commitment made by the Taoiseach at COP 26 in Glasgow in November 2021.
Meeting this commitment will represent a more than doubling of Ireland’s climate finance. As the Roadmap sets out, the primary focus of Ireland’s climate finance is on supporting adaptation and resilience in the most vulnerable developing countries and communities.
The Government reports Ireland's climate finance expenditure on an annual basis, in line with the reporting requirements of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and with reporting guidance provided by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Department of Foreign Affairs produces an annual climate finance report, which provides information on the sources of finance, the thematic and geographic focus of funding and the channels through which funding is provided. The reports are available on the Irish Aid website.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides details of its climate finance contributions annually, seeking input from the following agencies; Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Marine Institute, Bord Bia, Horse & Greyhound Racing and Teagasc.
My Department provided approximately 7% of the total climate finance (€6.6 million) in 2021.
I expect the climate finance figures for 2022 to be published later this year.
