45. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the review of Ireland’s 2022 International Climate Finance Roadmap which was due to be updated in advance of 2026; to confirm that the roadmap review is framed in the context of Ireland’s ‘fair share’ of both the New Collective Quantified Goal agreed at COP29 and the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32869/26]

46. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland will make new climate finance pledges this year; whether Ireland’s international climate finance will remain grant-based, non-debt and focussed on least developed countries and small island developing states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32870/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together.

The Government remains strongly committed to the provision of climate finance in line with global agreements. Ireland’s Climate Finance Roadmap sets out our priorities for this support to 2030. A review of the Roadmap concluded in late 2025 and has been published on the website of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, along with a Management Response setting out Ireland’s planned actions against the Review's recommendations. The Review captures measurable progress in delivering on the Roadmap and provides welcome guidance for continuing to enhance the quality and impact of Ireland’s international climate finance.

In line with the findings of the Review, we will continue to implement the Roadmap’s objectives for the 2026-30 period. This will include: prioritisation of climate adaptation and resilience building in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States; a strong focus on grants-based finance; and enhanced support for the blue economy, biodiversity and conflict-affected states. To date, Ireland has contributed €25 million to the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage and this will remain a key area of focus.

In 2024, we succeeded in increasing Ireland's international climate finance to €207.7 million, more than double the level in 2020. We are firmly on track to deliver on our target of providing at least €225 million in climate finance to developing countries annually by 2025, once the figures for last year have been collated and verified. We are committed to maintaining that level in subsequent years. The setting of a new climate finance target is a matter to be taken up across government in the future, informed by global commitments including the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG).

In the immediate term, we will consolidate Ireland’s climate finance efforts with a particular focus on points highlighted during the Review, to ensure that our approach remains effective in supporting our developing country partners to pursue their goals for climate action and environmental protection.