Promote 60 minutes of daily physical activity for children

What this means

• This is a government promise, made on 23 January 2025, to ensure children and young people get at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day.[source]
• The commitment sits within arts, culture and sport policy and will be pursued through schools and sport policy measures.[source]
• Patrick O'Donovan, linked to the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, is the officeholder associated with this commitment.[source]
• The commitment is currently at the promised stage only, with no confirmed deadline set for when it must be delivered.[source]
• For accountability, the public can track whether schools and sport bodies are given clear targets or funding to meet this daily activity goal for children.[source]

Direct impact (2)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of the Environment, Climate and CommunicationsBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Patrick O'DonovanOfficeholder

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via patrick-odonovan
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-environment
  Climate action and decarbonisation policyMandate
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-environment
  Energy security and communications policyMandate
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport2-hop via dept-environment
  Charlie McConalogueOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment2-hop via dept-environment
  Darragh O'BrienOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030Commitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050Commitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Publish an annual climate action planCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Fast-track offshore wind developmentCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Enact legislation to accelerate district heatingCommitment