202. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in view of the Climate Advisory Council’s estimate that Ireland could face up to €26 billion in costs if 2030 climate targets are missed, whether his Department has carried out a cost–benefit analysis comparing the actual fines, penalties, and compliance costs the State has incurred to date under EU or international climate obligations; the projected fines, penalties, and compliance costs the State may face if targets are not met; the costs and benefits of using the same or equivalent funding for domestic climate mitigation and adaptation projects; to provide the findings of any such analysis; to provide a breakdown of annual actual and projected expenditure, including best-case and worst-case scenarios, for EU or international climate-related fines or penalties; carbon credit purchases or carbon market compliance costs; payments to international carbon offset schemes; any other payments directly tied to meeting Ireland’s climate obligations; annual Exchequer allocations to domestic climate adaptation projects over the same period; an explanation for any gap between projected fines and domestic climate spending, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13724/26]

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202. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in view of the Climate Advisory Council’s estimate that Ireland could face up to €26 billion in costs if 2030 climate targets are missed, whether his Department has carried out a cost–benefit analysis comparing the actual fines, penalties, and compliance costs the State has incurred to date under EU or international climate obligations; the projected fines, penalties, and compliance costs the State may face if targets are not met; the costs and benefits of using the same or equivalent funding for domestic climate mitigation and adaptation projects; to provide the findings of any such analysis; to provide a breakdown of annual actual and projected expenditure, including best-case and worst-case scenarios, for EU or international climate-related fines or penalties; carbon credit purchases or carbon market compliance costs; payments to international carbon offset schemes; any other payments directly tied to meeting Ireland’s climate obligations; annual Exchequer allocations to domestic climate adaptation projects over the same period; an explanation for any gap between projected fines and domestic climate spending, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13724/26]

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