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Actor: Government of Ireland
insufficient_evidenceTopic: housing
Office: Government (coalition)
Evidence: 23 events
Sources: 23
This promise by Government of Ireland has INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE for a rating. Only 23 evidence events were found. More research is needed before a reliable assessment can be made.
This promise is SPECIFIC (vagueness score: 20/100). It includes measurable targets or deadlines that make it trackable. Specific promises are easier to verify as kept or broken.
Issue category: housing
The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 established the legal framework requiring sectoral emissions ceilings, underpinning the 35% industry reduction target as part of the national 51% reduction goal by 2030 relative to 2018.
The Government of Ireland announced sectoral emissions ceilings on 28 July 2022, setting a binding target for the enterprise/industry sector to reduce emissions by 35% by 2030 compared to 2018 levels. The 2018 industry baseline was approximately 7 MtCO₂eq.
The Government approved Climate Action Plan 2024 (CAP24) on 21 May 2024, providing an updated roadmap for achieving sectoral emissions ceilings including the industry/enterprise 35% reduction target.
Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke announced €300 million ring-fenced for decarbonisation of manufacturing sectors, administered through Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland to support companies in reducing industrial emissions by 2030.
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment published its Climate Action Roadmap 2024, outlining measures for the enterprise sector to contribute to the 35% emissions reduction target, including the Roadmap for the Decarbonisation of Industrial Heat.
Ireland's total GHG emissions in 2024 were approximately 54 million tonnes CO₂eq, a 2% reduction compared to 2023 (58.82 Mt in 2023), with energy industry emissions reaching an all-time low of 7.2 Mt CO₂eq.
Social Justice Ireland analysis projects industrial sector emissions will reduce by only 26% over the period 2022-2030 even if all planned measures are fully implemented, falling short of the 35% target.
Phase 2 of the Strategic Plan will provide an additional 106 critical care beds by 2031 with developments at five priority hospital sites. The programme for government includes increasing ICU bed capacity by at least 100 additional beds.
As of February 2025, 340 critical care beds have been delivered — an increase of 82 beds (31.7%) over the baseline. A further 12 beds are also provided as part of the ongoing expansion.
The Programme for Government 2025 includes a commitment to expand free GP services to children up to at least 12 years of age. Children under 8 already have automatic free GP visits.
EPA projections show Ireland is off track for 2030 climate targets. The first Carbon Budget (2021-2025) of 295 Mt CO₂eq is projected to be exceeded by 8-12 Mt CO₂eq. Nationally, only up to 23% reduction is projected by 2030 versus the 51% target.
The Climate Change Advisory Council's 2025 Annual Review found Ireland has failed to achieve targeted emission reductions during the first Carbon Budget period (2021-2025), and is projected to overshoot by around 10 Mt CO₂eq.
The Policing Authority warned it is 'highly unlikely' Garda numbers will hit the levels pledged by the Coalition under current recruitment policies.
A September 2025 Recruitment Training Capacity Group report outlined two key goals: reach the 15,000 target as soon as possible, and recruit 5,000 members over the lifetime of the Government.
A HIQA Policy Review confirms the Irish Government committed to increasing inpatient hospital bed capacity by between 4,000 and 4,500 new and refurbished beds as part of the Sláintecare reform strategy.
Minister McEntee confirmed in the Dáil on 23 September 2025 that the 14 pilot projects from 2024/2025 'are continuing for the 2025-2026 school year' and will be 'monitored during the year and evaluated in full at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.'
Minister of State Moynihan told the Dáil that the roll-out of recommended changes to the scheme will 'provide 260,000 children and young people with transport to and from school daily' and that 'recommendations are all to be pursued on a phased basis through pilots around the country.'
Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has doubled down on his belief that 5,000 Gardaí can be recruited over the Government's five-year term, maintaining that recruiting up to 1,000 new Gardaí per year is achievable.
In 2025, Ireland's GHG emissions from power generation and industrial companies decreased by 5.5% (over 620,000 tonnes) to 10.67 million tonnes, indicating ongoing but incremental progress in industrial emissions reduction.
Labour's Conor Sheehan criticised the government's rental reforms, saying 'renters are facing an even greater minefield when it comes to their real rights under the new rental legislation' and called for stronger protections.
Delivering an average of 12,000 new social homes annually over the lifetime of the plan.
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris ruled out a mini-budget but explicitly stated he would not rule out reintroducing energy credits for the winter period if required, saying the Government must remain agile given the ongoing energy crisis.
Harris told the Dáil: 'We don't rule out taking further actions. No government can... an energy crisis in the summer months is very different to the challenges that people could face in the winter months. We have to make sure that we intervene and have an ability to intervene further, because this crisis... we have to be agile.'
Newstalk reported Simon Harris stated he will 'not rule out' the return of energy credits this winter, amid calls for a mini-budget to tackle the fuel crisis.