Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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154. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet Committees that are in place; if he has created any new Cabinet Committees in the past year; the Cabinet Committee that deals with Energy; and the frequency with which it has met. [49901/22]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Government has established 11 Cabinet Committees as follows:

- COVID-19

- Economic Recovery and Investment

- Housing

- Health

- Environment and Climate Change

- Social Affairs and Equality

- Education

- Europe

- Brexit and Northern Ireland

- Government Co-ordination, and

- Accommodation and Supports for Ukrainian Refugees.

The Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and Supports for Ukrainian Refugees was established in April.

Energy issues are dealt with by a number of Cabinet Committees, including the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment and the Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment, which is responsible for issues relating to the economy and investment, first met on 8 July 2020. It has met on a total of 22 occasions, most recently on 3 October. The next meeting has not yet been scheduled.

The Cabinet Committee on the Environment and Climate Change oversees the implementation of the ambitious Programme for Government commitments in relation to the environment and climate change. It first met on 30 July 2020 and has met on a total of 14 occasions, most recently 25 July. The next meeting of the Cabinet Committee is scheduled to take place on Thursday 27 October.