Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures planned by his Department to reduce carbon emissions through the actions of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3920/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012 acknowledged that the public sector, including local authorities, has a key leadership role in adopting high energy efficiency standards and practices that can lead by example and drive change through the wider community. The strategy contained specific commitments for local authorities and delivering on these commitments is primarily a matter for them. A number of local authorities have already published their own climate change strategies and my Department is working closely with authorities to ensure a co-ordinated approach to reduce carbon emissions.