David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise the issue of sea level rise. Mr. Fitzpatrick mentioned Pakistan, which is a country that will be affected by that, along with Bangladesh. Is enough, or any, attention being paid to the issue globally? Do the witnesses agree that sea level rise is on the way and has the potential to cause catastrophic and irreversible damage, even worse than the damage we are seeing being caused at the moment in many places? Is it inevitable? I must say that when I read this book, it really worried me. This is just one book, but I have read others and they all say the same thing. I am curious as to whether the issue is being looked at. I brought it up in the House and I thought it was not taken seriously. Perhaps I am the outlier here, I do not know. I would be interested in hearing the views of the witnesses.