Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate Deputy Farrell on his elevation to Chair of the transport committee. He has been a dedicated member of my committee, so he will bring that experience and expertise to his committee. I wish him well in the role.

I welcome our guests from the European Court of Auditors. I am taken by Mr. Murphy’s presentation. It was high-level, but there is so much that we need to consider that even the high-level stuff is profoundly interesting. I have not dug into all of the reports Mr. Murphy referenced, but I will do so because they go into the detail of the major challenges we are trying to resolve. We are in an exciting time. We are in a reform phase, not only in the national context, but in the European and global contexts as well, as we grapple with the challenge of climate change in particular. The court’s work is critical in helping us to understand how we are doing, what else we need to do and how we need to change in order for Ireland and the rest of Europe to get on track.

I will not say anything further, but I will contribute later with some particular questions. I just wanted to welcome the witnesses and thank Mr. Murphy for his presentation. I look forward to the discussion.