Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The agency carried out public opinion polls, in respect of which it is stated in the briefing that more than one third of adults, 37%, recognise climate change as the most pressing issue facing the country and that for 61% it is among the top three concerns. There is a public understanding of the issue. Does that public awareness cause the agency to focus differently on where it directs its resources or is the agency testing the concerns people have with a view to providing the knowledge in terms of the impact people can have and what they can do?