Weather Events

149. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he will give urgent consideration to the request of counties Wicklow and Wexford, for an emergency adverse weather fund for the non-national road network for 2026, taking into account the further deterioration in road surfaces due to the ongoing consistent and heavy rainfall which impacts severely; and if he will make a statem…

37. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is preparing transport networks to maintain safety and reliability during extreme weather events, such as flooding or storms; the early-warning systems which are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15260/26]

158. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans have been reviewed for responding to extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/26]

69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the work being carried out in his Department in the wake of storm Chandra, to help improve storm warning systems, preparation for storms; whether short, medium and long-term solutions to flooding are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9943/26…

192. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will take into consideration the exceptionally wet weather and extend the burning season by a month, similar to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10991/26]

865. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports provided to farmers affected by adverse weather conditions in 2025; the compensation schemes in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7867/26]

88. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the costs incurred, by each local authority as a result of storm Éowyn; and the amount each local authority has been reimbursed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2573/26]

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 i…

174. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has assessed the insurance and financial risk exposure arising from increasingly frequent severe weather events, and whether specific supports will be developed for affected businesses and households in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72628/25]

496. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the costs incurred by each local authority, as a result of storm Éowyn, in tabular form; and if those local authorities have been fully reimbursed for those costs by the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69438/25]

5. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in light of storm Éowyn, when the number of generators will be finalised for community centres and hubs; the breakdown, by county, of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68989/25]

596. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding made available generally to local authorities to address the impact of extreme weather events; the specific funding provided, post-event, for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63611/25]

1183. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the location of the planned 93 generators that are scheduled to be provided to address potential extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63612/25]

44. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department will consider legislating for workers' wages to be protected in situations where they are unable to access their workplace due to severe weather events, as happened during storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62289/25]

132. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection to present the number of payments made in each county under the humanitarian assistance scheme following storm Éowyn last year; the number of applications declined; the number of applications for which a decision is yet to be made; the total amount paid out, the average payment made per county, in tabular form; and if he will make …

156. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who were initially refused the humanitarian assistance payment in response to storm Éowyn but were subsequently granted payment following appeal of his Department’s decision. [61982/25]

617. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that has been allocated to mitigate storm-related damage in Roscommon and Galway following storms Amy and Éowyn; whether an assessment has been completed; the future-proofing measures being planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61475/25]

10. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the preparedness of the Defence Forces in extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60427/25]

117. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress that has been made in view of the impact of storm Éowyn regarding the reduction of severe weather impacts on critical infrastructure and essential services, including the telecommunications networks; if he will outline the investment plans in place for 2026 to strengthen such networks; and if he will ma…

120. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the reference in the National Risk Assessment 2024 in relation to disruptions to the availability of critical infrastructure including the telecommunications networks due to the occurrence of extreme weather events, if he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such networks; if it is proposed…

127. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that have been put in place by his Department to ensure strategic emergency management responses to future storm and severe weather events, taking into account the experiences and learnings of winter 2024/2025, and following the review into the response by the State and State agencies to the impact…

1001. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Sligo and Leitrim local authorities' storm damage claims in relation to storm Éowyn are paid; if not, when management can expect payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57799/25]

696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application for storm damage funding (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48859/25]

1060. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress that has been made in view of the impact of storm Éowyn regarding the reduction of severe weather impacts on critical infrastructure and essential services including the telecommunications networks; if he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such networks; and if he will make a stat…

1061. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the reference in the National Risk Assessment 2024 in relation to disruptions to the availability of critical infrastructure including the telecommunications networks due to the occurrence of extreme weather events, if he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such network; and if he will ma…