Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by Ministerial travel in his Department; and if none to date, the plans he will put in place on the matter. [34274/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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In the National Climate Change Strategy, the Government has decided that it will voluntarily introduce a carbon offsetting scheme for all air travel on Government business, including flights by Ministers and by civil servants. Practical arrangements will be put in place by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to enable each Department to compute annually the emissions associated with its air travel and to make a contribution to an appropriate fund to secure verified emission reductions of an equivalent amount.