Payments in accordance with the provisions of Circular 01/2020 (Procedures for Offsetting the Emissions Associated with Official Air Travel) are made into the Climate Action Fund (CAF) for which my Department has responsibility.
It is important to note that payments are not made directly into the CAF, as any transfers into the CAF are subject to prior approval by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. This approval is usually sought later in the year so as to allow for error corrections or late payments.
It is the responsibility of individual bodies to ensure that the correct payments are made to the CAF in relation to the Circular. It is also the responsibility of individual bodies to estimate the carbon emissions associated with every official flight taken and to keep a central record of these emissions. While my Department does not keep a central record of every bodies carbon emissions associated with all official air travel in tonnes, I have provided information on payments into the Fund in the attached table.
Flight Emissions Offset
