Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We as members of the committee are allocated even less time. We must read all of this information before us on the table and try to get to the crux of the matter. I have a great difficulty with the idea of a thriving economy, an economy that is moving in the right direction. This idea of keeping the economy going sounds very much like Fine Gael's slogan in the last election but that is just a coincidence. At the same time, we have an enormous amount of problems that could be sorted out. I have many solutions to them. There are many solutions to the housing crisis, for example. The Department's active endorsement of this Government policy, however, is making things worse.

My second question concerned risks. Has the Department considered the risk of climate change? Where does that fit into the Department's risk factors?