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

The well-being framework sets out the things that are important to us as a society as distinct from economic indicators such as GDP or inflation. It focuses, for example, on the quality of our housing, educational attainment, biodiversity and so much more. The aim is that it would steer funding priorities in the budget. On the climate front, for example, we are seeing stark warnings from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council of up to €26 billion in fines coming down the tracks. It is recommending that we should spend the same money on action now instead of spending it on fines in the future. In the budget ahead, do we expect the well-being framework to steer funding into the quality of our housing, insulation and SEAI supports? As they are already a bottleneck for so many people, this area should be prioritised.

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