Written answers
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Climate Action Plan
Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual payment by his Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required by virtue Circular 01/2020 (D/PER), broken down by trip, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [4956/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Circular 01/2020 Offsetting Emissions associated with Official Air Travel: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Returns 2020 to 2023
| Headquarters | Headquarters | Missions | Missions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Multiplier per Tonne € | Carbon Tonnes | Carbon Offset Cost € | Carbon Tonnes | Carbon Offset Cost € | |
| 2023 | €48.50 per tonne | 1,095 | €53,115 | 959 | €46,508 | |
| 2022 | €41.00 per tonne | 1,013 | €41,532 | 744 | €30,513 | |
| 2021 | €33.50 per tonne | 491 | €16,439 | 605 | €20,251 | |
| 2020 | €26.00 per tonne | 333 | €8,644 | 353 | €9,189 |
This information is used to calculate the attributed carbon dioxide CO2 in kilograms. The total emissions calculated in tonnes are then valued at the prevailing rate of Ireland’s domestic carbon multiplier in the year the travel took place, for example €48.50 per tonne in 2023.
Due to the nature of how this information is gathered, a full breakdown by each individual trip would be voluminous and a significant burden to extract, therefore the information has been provided for headquarters and missions for each of the years.
The Department is currently compiling its 2024 return to the Climate Action Fund.
There are no agencies under the aegis of the Department.
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