Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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135. To ask the Taoiseach the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the interim climate action plan under the remit of his Department. [32833/21]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Interim Climate Action Plan 2021 was published in March of this year. Its primary purpose is to maintain a whole-of-government focus on implementation, and continue to progress new climate actions this year, while the Climate Action Plan 2021 is developed.

It is a continuation of the Climate Action Plan 2019 which recognised the importance of governance and transparency in the implementation of our climate actions. It established a process of monitoring and driving implementation by my Department and this is continued in the Interim Climate Actions 2021. Actions assigned to my Department broadly reflect this key coordination and governance role.

Specific actions assigned to my Department include operation of existing implementation structures such as the Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change, Senior Officials Group and Climate Action Delivery Board; co-ordination of climate action research and modelling; progress the establishment of a Citizen’s Assembly on Biodiversity; and publication of quarterly progress reports.

Given the nature of the Actions assigned to my Department, the costs arising fall within the ongoing operational costs of the Department.