Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is very nice to hear positive commentary around Ireland and the development aid we contribute. I agree that the Irish people want to continue in that vein and to see that replicated at an EU level.

The EU looking internally at its own challenges was mentioned. The obvious challenge is around migration but also the war in Ukraine and the level of EU budget that is demanding. Looking at it practically, there are demands from member states that those challenges are met internally because they are putting pressure on individual member states, so I can understand why that is resulting in a reduced budget elsewhere because the view of some is there is just not enough to go around. In that context, would there be an acknowledgement that there are significant pressures internally that there is a demand from member states to deal with that?

On climate, even here in Ireland, we have seen pressures. The transition to a greener economy is putting pressure on vulnerable households and demands are being made on politicians in Ireland to deal with that. The intention behind that is not bad. It is human nature to look at things internally sometimes. I think it was Ms Wigens who said that Europe needs resources and credibility to tackle these issues and that we are in a position where we might lose both. Will she elaborate on how Europe might lose credibility?