Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2026
622. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht 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. [54635/26]
View answerNeither my Department nor the bodies under the aegis of my Department have any specific actions assigned to them under the Climate Action Plan. My Department is committed to meeting its obligations under the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate. Central to this is the development of my Department’s annual Climate Action Roadmaps, which are available at [DRCDG Climate Action Roadmap]. The most recent Roadmap was published in October 2025, and it includes information on both measures taken with regard to reduce energy use within Departmental buildings, and how the Departments programmes are, for example, helping to engage communities with regard to climate action.
My Department was formed in 2017, and on 1 June 2025, following a transfer of functions, responsibility for the Gaeltacht was also transferred to my Department. As a result, there are now eight bodies under the aegis of my Department; the Western Development Commission, the Charities Regulator, Pobal, Water Safety Ireland, Foras na Gaeilge, the Ulster-Scots Agency, Údarás na Gaeltachta and An Coimisinéir Teanga. I can confirm that all agencies are aware of the requirement to prepare Climate Action Roadmaps.
