Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

From what I understand, the Department is seeing the upwards trend, as are most people in the country, but it has not yet reached crisis point. We do not want it to reach crisis point, so how far off is that? What is the trend the Department is seeing? Are we on the verge of a crisis? Many families have had a personal crisis when closing and losing their businesses. I am trying to figure out how far off is the threshold or crisis point for the Department. Are we trending towards that? Is it comparable with anything in previous years?