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EPA emissions projections show Ireland's path to 2030 climate targets; civil service gets 1% pay rise.

7 day briefing • 2026-06-17 - 2026-06-23 (1 month ago) • frozen

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This week, the Environmental Protection Agency released Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions projections for 2025-2030, providing a detailed outlook on compliance with national and EU climate targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation. The report includes both existing and additional measures scenarios, along with supporting data. Separately, the Department of Public Expenditure issued Circular 22/2026, enacting a 1% pay increase for all civil service grades effective 1 June 2026, in line with the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026.

The circular also adjusts overtime, premium pay, and allowances. The Central Bank of Ireland hosted its 10th annual macroprudential conference, featuring sessions on the failure of SVB oversight, the bank-NBFI nexus, stablecoins' implications for global financial stability, and proposals to simplify bank solvency and resolution requirements. Additionally, the Bank released an Irish-language version of its Financial Stability Review for the first half of 2026, ensuring accessibility for Irish-speaking citizens.

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Key Signals

  • - EPA publishes greenhouse gas emissions projections for 2025-2030, assessing progress toward 2030 targets under EU Effort Sharing Regulation.
  • - Circular 22/2026 implements a 1% pay increase for all civil service grades, effective 1 June 2026, with revised pay scales.
  • - Central Bank hosts macroprudential conference with discussions on SVB oversight failures, stablecoins risks, and bank resolution reforms.
  • - Central Bank releases Irish-language version of Financial Stability Review 2026 I.
  • - Pay increase impacts overtime, premium pay, allowances, and pension calculations for pre-existing schemes.

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climate-targets civil-service-pay financial-stability stablecoins macroprudential greenhouse-gas-projections epa-report central-bank

Key References

  1. EPA publishes Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions projections for 2025-2030 [discovery_link]

    Primary report on emissions projections assessing Ireland's compliance with 2030 climate targets.

  2. Circular 22/2026: 1% Pay Increase for Irish Civil Servants from June 2026 [discovery_link]

    Official circular implementing a 1% pay increase for civil service grades, effective June 2026.

  3. Central Bank of Ireland hosts 10th annual macroprudential conference on financial stability and regulation [deepseek_search]

    Conference agenda includes key sessions on stablecoins, bank regulation, and financial stability risks.