The Government has said it will examine the independent climate watchdog's critique of its plans to handle extreme weather and climate change.
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said it was "extremely disappointed" by sectoral adaptation plans (SAPs), approved in November.
In a letter to the Minister for Climate Darragh O'Brien earlier this month, the council said a "critical opportunity" had been missed in the plans.
The council said that despite it making recommendations and reviewing draft versions, the published SAPs lack funding, clarity and detail.
The ten plans cover 13 key sectors and actions "to improve the resilience of key sectors" over five years, a spokesperson from the Department of Climate said.
They said the points were informed by the EPA's first National Climate Change Risk Assessment and climate data from Met Éireann.
The climate data is being "constantly updated at Government level", the spokesperson said.
"The Government thanks the CCAC for its assistance to all sectors in developing Sectoral Adaptation Plans during 2025.
"We will examine their feedback - to further shape adaptation policy going forward."
However, the council had warned the plans "contain limited commitment to tangible actions".
It comes ahead of the anniversary of Storm Éowyn, which caused significant damage and disruption last January.
"There is no clear costing of activities within the SAPs, no indication of investment needs and no clear commitment of available funding to support implementation," the CCAC letter reads.
It warned that "without greater ambition, resourcing and a more systematic approach", the "suffering of our vulnerable communities will increase further, and the economic, health and environmental impacts from extreme weather events will continue to mount".
The council called the "deep uncertainty" around the finances available to support "meaningful" action "concerning".
It said issues like coastal erosion "are not dealt with", "visions of resilience remain generic" and the SAPs lack "defined milestones".
The climate watchdog also highlighted that "transboundary climate risks" have been "largely overlooked".
It invited Minister O'Brien to attend one of its upcoming meetings for an "exchange of views".
The council added it looks forward to working with the Department to build Ireland's resilience to "the inevitable and worsening impacts of climate change".
