Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 990: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [34267/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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On foot of the commitment in the Programme for Government on carbon offsetting official air travel, I am developing a scheme for use by all Government Departments and bodies under their aegis. I hope to announce details of the scheme shortly. Notwithstanding the fact that the proposed scheme will apply retrospectively to air travel since this Government came into office, I have in the meantime made separate arrangements to offset the air travel related to my attendance at the Ministerial segment of the ongoing meetings of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.