Written answers
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Expenditure
5:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 244: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the moneys that were allocated in the budget for the years 2007 and 2008 under the heading of climate change; the amount of that money that has been spent; the purpose for which the money was spent; if this information will be provided in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33042/08]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Expenditure programmes across various Departments contribute in varying degrees to the implementation of the Government's Climate Change Strategy. For example, investment in public transport, afforestation and renewable energy are all important in addressing the level of greenhouse gas emissions. Expenditure on flood protection has a role to play in the necessary adaptation to climate change and substantial funds have also been committed to research further mitigation and adaptation measures. It would be impossible to attribute a precise element specifically to climate change from this range of expenditure.
Expenditure relating specifically to climate change within my own Department's Vote, and from the Environment Fund (which is separate to the Vote) is set out in the following Table.
| Subhead | Purpose | Allocation 2007 | Expenditure 2007 | Allocation 2008 | Expenditure to date 2008 |
| € | € | € | € | ||
| D1 (2008) C2 (2007) | Environmental Protection Agency — Climate Change Research Programme (Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation) | 2,670,000 | 2,670,000 | 5,330,000 | 1,500,000 |
| D4 (2008) C6 (2007) | To provide funds for the acquisition on behalf of the State of Kyoto Units and any other such instruments or assets in accordance with the provisions of the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. | 150,000 | 0 | 10,050,000 | 0 |
| D5 (2008) C7 (2007) | Support for certain international climate change actions. | 2,808,000 | 2,115,000 | 2,767,000 | 10,000 |
| Environment Fund | |||||
| EF3.1.1 | Design, publishing and distribution of climate change information leaflet | 342,443 | 342,443 | 0 | 0 |
| EF3.1.4 | Climate Change campaign | 0 | 0 | 8,000,000 | 4,211,360 |
| EF3.2.2 | Cultivate — Powerdown Programme | 0 | 0 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| EF3.2.2 | ENGO Research Projects | 0 | 0 | 169,550 | 169,550 |
| EF3.2.3 | An Taisce Green Schools | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| EF4.1.3 | Support for measures that assist Ireland's actions on reducing our Greenhouse gases. | 402,000 | 56,000. | 325,000 | 85,000 |
| EF4.2.2 | Contributions to funds established under international agreements on substance that deplete the ozone layer | 660,000 | 480,000 | 693,000 | 417,000 |
| EF4.2.3 | Contributions to trust funds for the core budgets of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol | 163,000 | 163,000 | 142,000 | 24,000 |
| EF6.3 | Environmental Protection Agency — Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for Environment (STRIVE) — R&D | 293,641 | 293,641 | 71,918 | 71,918 |
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