Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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312. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on progress in respect of the Government’s commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44528/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Programme for Government commits to accelerating Ireland’s progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and to adopting a coordinated approach to drive impactful action both at home and abroad. Last week, I reiterated the Government’s commitment to sustainable development at the United Nations 'High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development' (HLPF) in New York.

A whole-of-Government approach is being taken to deliver the SDGs in Ireland. My Department has overall responsibility for promoting the SDGs and overseeing delivery of the National Implementation Plan across Government. Other relevant Ministers have responsibility for implementing individual SDG targets related to their Ministerial functions.

Ireland presented its most recent Voluntary National Review on progress against the SDGs in 2023 (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-climate-energy-and-the-environment/publications/sustainable-development-goals-voluntary-national-review-2023/) which showed that 80% of the 169 targets had been achieved at that time.

The more recently published Country Report for Ireland by the European Commission also assesses Ireland’s progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) along the dimensions of competitiveness, sustainability, social fairness and macroeconomic stability. This report is available at: .

The CSO also publishes data and updates related to the SDGs on its website: .

A new SDG National Implementation Plan, currently in the initial stages of development, will build on the existing plan and focus on the integration of the SDGs into national policies and initiatives, ensuring that each goal is actively pursued across all levels of Government. A collaborative and participatory approach is being taken to develop the plan, which will involve multiple stakeholders including Government, Local Authorities, non-governmental organisations, civil society, and various sectoral areas, such as business and academia, youth and marginalised groups. It is intended that the new Plan will be published in the first half of next year.