Micheál Martin (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have just discussed climate and the storm. The storm is a consequence of climate change. These are issues that were not there when the Constitution was enacted, in terms of the number of Ministers and so on. There is a whole range of new areas: energy, offshore renewable and so on. We need a Minister of State for the marine. We need a Minister of State for migration. Of that there can be no question. Marine is so important in so many aspects now. There are big issues on security and defence which dominated in Europe this week. There is hardly a whisper in here but it is dominating all of Europe-----

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