Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1020. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the co-operation on climate change issues that has been progressed between the Irish and British Governments, arising from the joint statement in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22303/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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The Irish and British Governments engage on a regular basis on climate policy matters in the context of EU business, at both the European Council, which the Taoiseach attends, and in the Environment formation, which I attend. In particular, both Governments share a strong position in support of a progressive EU policy response to climate change and pro-active EU leadership in the international process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

In addition, at an official level, my Department engages on a regular basis with its counterparts in Britain and Northern Ireland on climate change-related dossiers being considered either nationally and/or at an EU level.