Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2025
167. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's role in the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72990/25]
View answerDelivery of the Government's ambitious target for indigenous biomethane production by 2030, and its use within our energy system, will have multiple cross-sectoral benefits for Ireland’s economy, energy security and emissions profile. As such, development of the industry will require a coherent and collaborative approach to policy implementation across all sectors, including energy, agriculture and enterprise.
The Biomethane Implementation Group has been established to oversee implementation of the National Biomethane Strategy and delivery of the 25 key strategic actions to ensure the necessary infrastructure and supports are in place to support development of an indigenous biomethane industry of scale.
Chaired by my Department, with close support from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Group reports directly to the Heat and Built Environment Taskforce on on-going progress and is comprised of a number of focused sub-groups, namely Industry; Sustainability; Infrastructure and Economic Issues. Membership of the group includes key Government Departments and Agencies, and industry representatives.
The Group continues to engage with action owners and key stakeholders to monitor implementation and a full progress report on delivery of actions within the National Biomethane Strategy is now published on the biomethane policy information page on the Gov.ie website.
