Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date on the sustainable development goals national implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33863/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments. The first National Implementation Plan 2018-2020 was developed to oversee and facilitate coherent implementation of the SDGs across Government, and to promote awareness of the SDGs. My Department is currently developing the next National Implementation Plan which I intend to publish later this year. The plan will set out a robust framework to support coherent SDG implementation across Government and the mainstreaming of the SDGs into existing policies.

A fundamental feature of the 2030 Agenda is the inclusive and active voice stakeholders had in both the negotiation and adoption of the Agenda. Achieving sustainable development, and particularly the targets and commitments set out in the 17 SDGs, will require not only action by Government but all individuals across society.

In this regard, I intend to shortly launch a public consultation to review the performance of the previous Plan and inform the design and structure of the next iteration of the Implementation Plan.