Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is a hugely important point by Dr. Moriarty. We have so many experts - many of them in front of us today - who are so good at defining what the problem is, how we got here and where we are trying to get to. That piece where we really need research is the political piece, the social piece, the communication and how we actually do that. It goes back to my question at the very start. We are on board that we have to do this, but we are just not quite sure how. We are trying and coming up with new policies. Accepting the funding is not there for the research in those critical areas - Deputy Bruton mentioned the psychology of the challenge, which is one of them - does Dr. Moriarty believe sufficient work is being done in those areas of research? She need not answer if she feels it would be inappropriate to reply. I suspect the answer might be "No" if the witnesses are saying the funding is not there. Are Dr. Moriarty's colleagues in the arts and humanities and so on churning out the relevant research which will help us to make the steps we have to take?