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Actor: Irish Government
insufficient_evidenceTopic: health
Evidence: 12 events
Sources: 12
This promise by Irish Government has INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE for a rating. Only 12 evidence events were found. More research is needed before a reliable assessment can be made.
This promise is rated as VAGUE (vagueness score: 65/100). It uses broad language like "Ensure patients can access new innovative medicines and new treatments as quickl" without specific metrics or deadlines. Vague promises are harder to track because success criteria are unclear. Look for concrete numbers, dates, and measurable outcomes to judge delivery.
Issue category: healthcare
In 2021, then-Taoiseach Micheál Martin committed Ireland to providing at least €225 million per year in international climate finance to developing countries by 2025, more than doubling its 2020 levels.
The Department of Foreign Affairs published Ireland's Climate and Environmental Finance Report 2024, providing a granular breakdown of climate finance by source, purpose (adaptation, mitigation, cross-cutting), and other categories.
Ireland provided €159.2 million in international climate finance in 2023, a 32% increase from 2022, showing upward trajectory toward the €225 million target.
The Oireachtas was told the estimated climate finance spend for 2024 stood at €181 million, with Ireland described as 'fully on-track' to reach €225 million by 2025.
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2026) notes that Ireland's fair share of international climate finance should be around €500 million per year, suggesting the €225 million target falls short of its equitable contribution.
Micheál Martin committed Fianna Fáil to removing the means test for carers during the lifetime of the Government, stating 'We are committed to removing the means test for carers during the lifetime of this Government.'
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary confirmed in the Dáil that the government remains committed to phasing out the Carer's Allowance means test over the term of the government but cannot do so in a single budget. He cited a cost estimate of €600 million per year.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised Micheál Martin and Simon Harris for promising to scrap the carers means test but not acting quickly enough.
In an Oireachtas debate, the government stated: 'We are fully on track to reach the €225 million target this year, 2025.' An external review of the 2022 Climate Finance Roadmap was also underway.
The Minister announced Framework Agreements on the supply and pricing of medicines with IPHA and Medicines for Ireland, designed to enable faster access to new innovative medicines for patients.
A new four-year Framework Agreement was signed between the Irish Government and IPHA (Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association), including a target of 180 days for HSE decisions on reimbursement to accelerate patient access to innovative medicines.
Ensure patients can access new innovative medicines and new treatments as quickly as possible
Ireland has among the lowest rates of access to new cancer medicines in Western Europe, and its drug reimbursement system has been called 'fundamentally broken' by politicians.