Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Most of the questions I had in mind have been asked. This is a more scientific and hypothetical question. We have already ascertained that climate change is a reality whereas we cannot say if weather events are caused or orientated by climate change. Why is there no consistency in the change in the weather? In 2010, we had a damnable winter freeze and the word on the street, not scientifically backed up, was that this was going to be every winter from now on because of climate change. We have hardly had a night's frost since then. We have had mild winters. Last year we had a drought for the first time in ten years. It is probably not possible to answer the question but we all know there are changes. Our weather is changing because of climate change but why is there such diversity in the change? How come there is no consistency in the change?