Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 November 2021
124. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Taoiseach the way he travelled to and from Edinburgh en route to the COP 26 United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow; and the airline or airlines with which he travelled if he took a commercial flight. [55537/21]
View answerI participated in the World Leaders Summit at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 1-2 November.
I can confirm, as I did previously in the House, that I travelled to Edinburgh and back commercially. My outbound journey was with Aer Lingus and my return journey to Dublin was with Ryanair.
In keeping with Government policy and practice, my Department records, monitors and values the carbon emissions associated with official air travel and makes a payment for this value to the Climate Action Fund in the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.
