Questions

20. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to prepare Ireland for increasingly extreme weather; the concrete measures that have been delivered since his time in office; if he is satisfied these are sufficient to withstand potential storms and flooding this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65907/26]

301. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Government is aware of methodological criticisms of rapid weather attribution studies, such as those by the World Weather Attribution group, including biases in climate models regarding natural variability (details supplied) [42567/26]

302. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which Government communications, climate action plans, or funding decisions rely on rapid attribution studies claiming specific extreme weather events are made 'more likely' by climate change; and if he will provide a list of any such studies referenced in official documents since 2020; and if he will make a statement on …

303. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on recent assessments that RCP8.5 (or equivalent high-end scenarios like SSP5-8.5) is no longer considered a plausible or realistic baseline for climate projections due to outdated assumptions on coal use and emissions trajectories; to detail which emissions scenarios are now used as the primary basis for Ireland's national c…

304. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has commissioned or reviewed independent assessments of the robustness of weather attribution science used to justify climate policies in Ireland; and if he will make such assessments publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42570/26]

305. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he accepts that over-attribution in weather studies and the use of extreme scenarios like RCP8.5 may lead to exaggerated risk assessments; the potential impact this has on economic costs, energy policy, agriculture, and rural communities in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42571/26]

306. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to compare the conclusions of rapid attribution studies on recent extreme weather events with longer-term IPCC detection and attribution findings on trends in such events; whether the Government prioritises the former or the latter in domestic policy-making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42572/26]

307. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will ensure that any future Government statements on climate-related extreme weather events reference fully peer-reviewed studies rather than preliminary rapid attribution reports released directly to the media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42573/26]

159. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment following the publication of the review of Storm Éowyn, if his Department is undertaking any work in progressing recommendation 4.8.6, focused on 'further exploration of the area of vulnerability, the identification of vulnerable persons” in relation to supporting vulnerable people during electricity outages; and if he will make a sta…

266. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the communication he has had with ESB following storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30681/25]

267. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions he has sought from ESB following storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30682/25]