Mr. Se?n Armstrong:

As I understand it, the local authorities are required to develop their climate action plans in line with the National Climate Action Plan 2023. Guidelines to do that are being developed by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and each local authority develops its own climate action plan. In order to align with the national action plan they would have to take account of the targets in there. Again, that is the remit of the Minister of the Environment, Climate and Communications.