Energy security and communications policy

What this means

• The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is an Irish government department responsible for national energy and communications policy.[source]
• It oversees energy security of supply, meaning it works to ensure Ireland has a reliable and sufficient energy supply at all times.[source]
• The department leads policy on the shift to renewable energy, which affects how Ireland meets its climate targets and reduces fossil fuel dependence.[source]
• It also sets policy for electronic communications, broadcasting and the postal sector, covering services that millions of people in Ireland use daily.[source]
• There are 3 active implementing commitments linked to this mandate, meaning specific actions are underway to deliver on these policy responsibilities.[source]

Direct impact (4)

• duty held by body
  Department of the Environment, Climate and CommunicationsBody
• implements mandate via commitment
  Fast-track offshore wind developmentCommitment
• implements mandate via commitment
  Enact legislation to accelerate district heatingCommitment
• implements mandate via commitment
  Continue the national residential retrofit programmeCommitment

Indirect impact (9)

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

• duty held by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-environment
  Climate action and decarbonisation policyMandate
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030Commitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050Commitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Publish an annual climate action planCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Evaluate and act on the Basic Income for the Arts pilotCommitment
• duty held by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Promote 60 minutes of daily physical activity for childrenCommitment
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport2-hop via dept-environment
  Charlie McConalogueOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment2-hop via dept-environment
  Darragh O'BrienOfficeholder
• duty held by body → holds role: Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport2-hop via dept-environment
  Patrick O'DonovanOfficeholder