Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will bank my next three questions because I know I am tight for time. Ireland, as the witnesses know, is leading a campaign to get a seat on the United Nations Security Council, and part of security and defence globally is very much interlinked with climate change. We are seeing displaced communities across the world. How do the witnesses think Ireland is aligning its role around climate action with its attempt to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council? What has been the witnesses' interaction on that or do they have a comment to make on it? In terms of the role of the summit that is upcoming and on the voice of impacted communities and individuals, how do the witnesses think Ireland is doing in representing those voices that are impacted and reflecting their viewpoint at the summit? I have a question that relates to the ridiculous and outrageous comments by the Taoiseach around weighing up climate benefits versus the serious harm from climate change affecting local and global communities. How do the witnesses feel those comments are projected from a global context looking at Ireland, and how does that affect our global interface when it comes to matters around climate change and our discussions at summits like COP25?