- The Irish government must take “swift and decisive action” to protect the country’s most vulnerable from the impending winter crisis and to cut down fossil fuel use.
- With the publication of its annual report this week, the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC), which advises Dublin on climate change issues, called for action by the government to address the energy crisis.
- Wednesday also saw the cabinet prepare a new swath of measures designed to conserve energy supplies and tackle rising costs throughout the coming months, including a heating cap for public buildings and the issuance of an electricity bill credit for every household, the second this year.
Dublin prepares for ‘one of the most challenging winters in a generation’

