Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to hold a public consultation process as part of the preparation of the long-term strategy of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44047/19]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently in the process of preparing Ireland’s Long-Term Strategy to meet the requirements of Article 15 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. This preparation of this Strategy will be informed by Ireland’s National Energy and Climate Plan, as well as the Government’s Climate Action Plan 2019, which was published in June of this year.

In parallel with this requirement, the Climate Action Plan commits the Government to evaluating in detail the changes required to adopt a more ambitious commitment of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, as part of finalising Ireland’s long-term climate strategy.

It is my intention to hold a public consultation on this ongoing work during November. This will build on public consultations that were already undertaken on the development of the draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the ongoing engagement that I am undertaking through a series of regional roadshows in relation to the implementation of the Climate Action Plan.