Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy
Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion
2:00 am
Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
I thank our witnesses and, like others, I thank them for the work of the crews on the ground during this very difficult period. I was very conscious that Mr. Tarrant talked about this being the largest and most impactful storm. Part of what we do is we learn from what is happening. Every organisation now has a risk register. We have seen a lot of these adverse weather events. Perhaps the Department will speak to the likelihood of other similar types of events, based on its forecasts, and what level of risk the Department attributes to this happening in the immediate future. How likely is it that will this happen within the next five years?
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