Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2026
437. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54621/26]
View answerRegarding the information requested, I would direct the Deputy to the [progress report website] (Climate Action Plan Progress Reports) (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/publications/climate-action-plan-progress-reports/) for information on the position of previously completed actions by my Department in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025. Progress reports, published on a quarterly basis, contain all of the detail the deputy requires in tabular format.
For Agriculture, there are four legacy actions awaiting completion under the Climate Action Plans since 2021, notwithstanding that substantial progress has been made on these actions. Two of these actions are under the ‘Agriculture’ (AG) heading, one action is under the ‘Delivering a Just Transition in the Midlands Region’ (JM) heading and one action is under the ‘Marine Environment’ heading. Actions AG/25/5 and MA/25/2 are expected to be completed in Q4 of 2026. The remaining two legacy actions, JM/24/5 and AG/24/26, involve extensive planning and consultation on several levels, however, progress continues to be made on both actions.
|
Action |
Action Year |
Action Description |
Expected Delivery date |
|
JM/24/5 |
2024 |
Support research, knowledge transfer and monitoring activities on rewetting measures for farmed peat soils through the Midlands Carbon Catchment Study |
2026 |
|
MA/25/2 |
2025 |
Improve integration of ocean climate data into aquaculture and fisheries sectors in the context of climate adaptation planning |
2026 |
|
AG/25/5 |
2025 |
Tackle the challenge of securing access to and cost of feed in the organic livestock sector, particularly in relation to organic milling |
2026 |
|
AG/24/26 |
2024 |
Development of ecosystem services through the creation of a carbon farming framework |
2026 |
