Eamon Ryan, the outgoing Minister for the Environment, hailed the recent agreement reached at COP29 as a hopeful step for climate finance, aiming to assist poorer nations with $300 billion annually by 2035. While Ryan emphasized the importance of the deal, Irish aid organizations criticized it as insufficient, calling it an ‘insult’ to developing countries burdened by climate change. Activists lamented the deal’s failure to adequately address the needs of the most vulnerable populations, urging renewed demands for equitable climate action.