Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on Action RE/23/19 in the Climate Action Plan Annex of Action. [13366/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Action RE/23/19 in CAP23 calls for Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to develop an action plan to support sustainability in SFI-funded and publicly funded laboratories, establish certification processes to track improvements, and ensure that sustainability is a key factor in SFI's granting processes. I welcome this initiative and look forward to the Action Plan being published in 2023.

Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount transferred to the fund manager of the Climate Action Fund for emissions from official air travel pursuant to Circular 01/2020, broken down by each Department for each of the years 2020-2023, in tabular form. [13367/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My Department has responsibility for the Climate Action Fund (CAF) into which payments in accordance with the provisions of Circular 01/2020 (Procedures for Offsetting the Emissions Associated with Official Air Travel) are made.

It is important to note that payments are not made directly into the CAF, as any transfers into the CAF are subject to prior approval from the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. This approval is usually sought towards the end of a year so as to allow for error corrections or late payments.

A breakdown of the payments received and approved for transfer into the CAF in the years 2020 and 2021 is attached in tabular form. Final figures for 2022 and 2023 are not yet available.