Climate Action Delivery Board

The Climate Action Delivery Board (CADB) was established in July 2019. It is jointly chaired by the Secretaries General of the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment.

Membership of the CADB consists of:

• John Callinan, Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach

• Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

• Ken Spratt, Secretary General of the Department of Transport

• Mary Hurley, Secretary General of the Department of Rural and Community Development

• Brendan Gleeson, Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

• Feargal Ó Coigligh, Secretary General of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

• John Hogan, Secretary General of the Department of Finance

• David Moloney, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

• Joe Hackett, Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs

• Graham Doyle, Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

• Colm O'Reardon, Secretary General of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

• Declan Hughes, Secretary General of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Under its terms of reference (updated November 2021), the CADB will:

• provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure a coordinated, timely and effective implementation of Government’s climate action agenda
• monitor and support delivery and performance by each department to ensure that Ireland is on a pathway to achieving its emissions reduction targets as provided for in national and EU law, carbon budgets, sectoral emissions ceilings and annual Climate Action Plans
• in particular, oversee and report to government on, progress in implementing the actions contained in annual Climate Action Plans
• review key strategic projects and areas of work necessary to ensure achievement of the government's climate objectives
• identify appropriate resolution pathways for barriers and constraints to the government's climate objectives, including capacity, skills and structures within the public sector

The Climate Action Plan Programme Board (CAPPB) was established in 2025 to strengthen cross-government oversight and strategic direction for delivery of the Climate Action Plan (CAP). It supports an aligned approach across the major climate delivery taskforces, assesses progress against plan targets (including via quarterly progress reports), monitors risks and cross-sectoral dependencies, and identifies high-impact actions that are at risk or underperforming.

Where interventions are needed, the Board proposes/recommends corrective actions, including to the CADB and escalates focused issues through the wider governance structures.

You can download the meeting minutes from CAPPB meetings using the links below.

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