Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I did not expect a satisfactory outcome, in reality. I am making a general point.

Broadband is very important but a wide range of matters come within the remit of the Department. Has it sufficient staff and expertise to cover that range of matters? It has taken me hours to read the documentation that has been provided. Issues such as land remediation, the Silvermines, Avoca and climate change have been addressed. At the recent climate change conference in Poland, the Secretary General of the United Nations stated that climate change action makes social and economic sense. Sir David Attenborough stated that we are at the point where climate change is threatening civilisation. Is there sufficient staff and expertise in the Department to deal with the significant range of challenges it faces? I am looking for a "Yes" or "No" answer.