Public Consultation on the second Health Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan (Health SAP 2025-2030)

The Department of Health has prepared a draft Statutory Adaptation Plan for the Health Sector for the purpose of public consultation.

The aim of this consultation is to gather feedback from individuals, communities, businesses and organisations across Ireland on the draft second Health Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan.

Ireland’s climate is changing in line with global trends. These changes are unprecedented, and the risks associated with the impacts of climate change will increase over the coming years.

Against this background, a revised National Adaptation Framework has put in place a coordinated approach across the State to improve the country’s resilience to the impacts of climate change. It provides the basis for a suite of Sectoral Adaptation Plans, covering the period 2025-2030, which will build on progress made to date in a coordinated and collaborative manner.

In addition, the National Climate Change Risk Assessment, which was published in June 2025, provides a comprehensive overview of the risks and opportunities posed by climate change in Ireland. Its analysis underpins the sectoral approach to climate adaptation action under the National Adaptation Framework.

The Health SAP 2025-2030 is a successor to the 2019 Plan, which can be accessed here.

The Department of Health is undertaking a public consultation on a draft Sectoral Adaptation Plan. This document is informed by Sectoral Adaptation Plan guidance issued by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment and by the overarching policy context outlined above. It identifies the range of climate impacts which will faced by the health sector going forward. It is a strategic document which and charts a pathway towards health sector climate resilience.

We want to hear your feedback in relation to the approach taken by the Health SAP 2025-2030, in relation to the approach that has been taken in its development, the risks that are addressed by the Plan, and in relation to the climate ambition displayed by the sector.

The views and opinions collected will be considered and used to inform the further development of the Plan. We would like to hear from as many people as possible as this is a health sector challenge that has widespread impacts.

Please click on the “Complete survey” link below to take part. You will be redirected to the EU survey site where you will be given further instructions on how to complete the survey or provide additional input.

If you have any queries, please email HealthyIreland@health.gov.ie

The responses received will inform the development of the final Sectoral Adaptation Plan for Ministerial approval and onward submission to the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment.

We intend to publish a summary report outlining the responses received and the issues raised. Contact details will be redacted (i.e. removed) from this report.

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