COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
QUESTION NO. 8
QUESTION: Councillor Patrick Pearse Holohan
regarding the climate action bill we were presented at march council meeting, are the stake holders described state funded or independent ?
REPLY:
The process for the preparation of the updated Climate Action Plan 2024 - 2029 was presented at the March Council Meeting. This outlined that SDCC will increase the level of ambition in the existing Climate Action Plan (CAP) to align with the actions and targets in the National Climate Action Plan 2023 and the key responsibilities set out by the LA CAP Guidelines.
The LA CAP Guidelines were issued to each Local Authority by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, to set out the requirements for the LA Climate Action Plans. These guidelines were developed by a Multi Stakeholder Project Advisory Group of Experts comprising:
- Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC).
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – an independent public body under the DECC.
- Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) – the national sustainable energy authority which is Government funded).
- Codema – Dublin’s Energy Agency – funded by the four Dublin Local Authorities.
- CARO (Climate Action Regional Offices) – Government funded.
- MaREI Research Institute for Energy, Climate and Marine research innovation – Government funded and industry support.
- Climate Change Advisory Council – an independent advisory body that is community funded.
- Tipperary Energy Agency – Local Government funded.
- 3 Counties Energy Agency – Local Government funded.
- Various Local Authorities.
The SDCC CAP will be developed by SDCC with support from Codema, Climate Action Regional Office and the Dublin Local Authorities. Private consultancies will be procured to undertake particular packages of work, such as the independent Environmental Assessments and the Climate Change Risk Assessment. Public Consultation will be held to obtain input from other stakeholders to the proposed plan.