Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Challenge and Opportunity for Local Authorities in Climate Action: Discussion

Mr. Paddy Mahon:

In a lot of respects we are talking about the existing road network we are obliged to maintain, repair and rehabilitate. We are focused on understanding what the carbon implications are about ongoing works we do - it is just one small example. In the area of new roads we will be obliged to comply with the carbon budgets that impact on transportation. We are a significant player in that but we are obliged to work alongside the likes of TII, the Department of Transport and the NTA to understand what our budget is going to be because we spend significant funds either from central government or from our own resources in the area of roads and transport, so we have a job of work to do to understand what our budgets are, but that would be in partnership with all of Government.