Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There have been many challenges over the past number of years and more to come. The biggest, in fact, are yet to come.

I ask the Minister to address the issue of the European Union-wide response to the issues and challenges we are facing now. Will he ensure that security of the supply of food and energy, and accommodation for refugees and our own people, are the main challenges that must be dealt with? It is better to have a unified approach than everybody having their own individual answers. Will the Minister use his influence with his European colleagues for that purpose?

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