Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

What this means

• The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is an Irish government body responsible for climate policy, energy security, and communications regulation.[source]
• It sets carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings, and must publish an annual climate action plan to track Ireland's progress on cutting emissions.[source]
• The Department is working toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 and reaching net-zero no later than 2050. Both targets are currently in progress.[source][source]
• Fast-tracking offshore wind development is a live commitment, forming part of Ireland's shift toward renewable energy and national energy security.[source]
• The Department also oversees policy on electronic communications, broadcasting, and the postal sector, affecting services used by people across Ireland every day.[source]
• Its work is grounded in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2021, which gives legal force to Ireland's climate targets and accountability structures.[source]

Direct impact (13)

• owns statutory mandate
  Climate action and decarbonisation policyMandate
• owns statutory mandate
  Energy security and communications policyMandate
• responsible for commitment
  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030Commitment
• responsible for commitment
  Achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050Commitment
• responsible for commitment
  Publish an annual climate action planCommitment
• responsible for commitment
  Fast-track offshore wind developmentCommitment
• responsible for commitment
  Enact legislation to accelerate district heatingCommitment
• responsible for commitment
  Continue the national residential retrofit programmeCommitment
• responsible for commitment
  Evaluate and act on the Basic Income for the Arts pilotCommitment
• responsible for commitment
  Promote 60 minutes of daily physical activity for childrenCommitment
• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
  Charlie McConalogueOfficeholder
• holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment
  Darragh O'BrienOfficeholder
• holds role: Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport
  Patrick O'DonovanOfficeholder

Indirect impact (9)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via charlie-mcconalogue
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment → holds role: Minister for Transport2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Department of TransportBody
• holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Commence construction of MetroLinkCommitment
• holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Act on the All-Island Strategic Rail ReviewCommitment
• holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Roll out contactless payment across public transportCommitment
• holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Establish a public transport security forceCommitment
• holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Continue upgrading the public bus fleetCommitment
• holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport → member of party2-hop via charlie-mcconalogue
  Fianna FáilParty
• holds role: Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport → member of party2-hop via patrick-odonovan
  Fine GaelParty