Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding given under the Green Schools Initiative in Cork by school in the years 2019 to date respectively in tabular form. [62686/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Green Schools Programme in Ireland is one of the most successful in the international Foundation for Environmental Education network and operates in over 94% of schools nationwide. It promotes climate literacy in a fun and interactive way, engaging children from a young age, as well as providing participants with practical tools to make changes in their daily lives and involve them in delivering solutions in their communities.

My Department does not provide funding to the Green Schools Initiative in Cork directly. We provide annual funding of €200,000 to An Taisce to run the Green Schools and Green Campus Programmes nationally. The Funds are provided under a grant agreement in accordance with the provisions of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 13/2014 (Management of and Accountability for Grants from Exchequer Funds).These programmes constitute an important component in promoting climate literacy and improving people’s capacity to act through non-formal education.