Simon Harris has said that “discussions and debate” are required around Ireland’s weather warning system.
His comments follow criticism earlier this week of Met Éireann’s approach, with Housing Minister James Browne accusing the national forecaster of “holding back on information” when issuing weather warnings, reports Breaking News.
Mr Browne said yellow weather alerts were giving people a “false sense of security”.
Cabinet is due to convene a special committee meeting on flooding and storms in the coming days to examine the issue, reports Breaking News.
Speaking in Zagreb on Saturday morning, the Tánaiste defended Met Éireann, saying: “[They are] giving the public the best information that they believe is robust and that they can stand over,
“And not all of this falls to Met Éireann. We need to look at how we can pull all of the information that we have together and make sure as much information is put out there as possible,
“The naming of storms yellow, orange, red. I think there is a risk that sometimes we hear so many different warnings that sometimes… yellow can sound more benign than it actually is”, reports Breaking News.
Mr Harris travelled to Zagreb on Friday for meetings with the Croatian prime minister and finance minister to discuss the bilateral relationship between the two countries and key European Union financial initiatives, reports Breaking News.
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