Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the impact of the Climate Action Plan 2019 on the mutli-annual capital investment allocations for each Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26463/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The level of ambition set out in the Climate Action Plan will require significant investment across the entire economy. However, much of this investment was already anticipated and provided for through the commitments included in the NDP, which include over €30bn for climate action and sustainable mobility. The Government has agreed that the cumulative Exchequer costs of the commitments included in the Plan will need to be delivered within existing multi-annual ceilings and the funding commitments made in the NDP.