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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will go to my second point, which is the second area I would like to discuss. A lot of discussion has taken place with regard to the fiscal rules and fiscal policy. Ireland is about to submit a new five-year net expenditure plan to the European Commission later this month. This is very significant, of course, and it replaces, effectively, the semester process. This will be a five-year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It does seem to be within the ambit because one of the key elements in it risk, which Mr. Makhlouf talked about. A lot of opinion is being given on fiscal policy and investment strategy, some of which would be useful to have the underpinning, as others pointed out. For example, the assumption of multiple investors benefiting, when we see what has happened with commercial property. Debt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: When we consider the sustainability of risk with regard to debt sustainability, risk is core to that. When we look at debt sustainability, is it the view that there is a need for an assessment of climate risk and potentially looking to the area of preventative spending, namely, the need to spend now in order to avoid significant cost that may be of damage to the Exchequer down the line as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The input the Central Bank of Ireland offers is significant, however. Mr. Makhlouf mentioned demographics. As I understand it, one of the assumptions there seems to be at the moment is that there will be a flat line on immigration. That does not seem to be plausible in a geopolitical context. As I said, I know the Central Bank does not do the debt sustainability assessment, but it has, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I ask the Central Bank to share the two published articles Mr. Madouros highlighted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (9 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: That is a good example so I will dwell one minute longer on the IPCC report. I was a little concerned when Ms McCarthy mentioned that people prefer "positive" stories and "solution-based" stories. That may be very true in some of the programming pieces but when it comes to the news the fact is there is very serious news. We get breaking news about wars that are happening around the world...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: That is it. It is just on those questions around the engagement with the mandate, engagement with the regulatory process, which I understand is under way, and the questions of the how as well as the what. Perhaps Irish Doctors for the Environment could kick off. That would be useful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: New regulation is being created and that is the context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Its creation point right now is not compliant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: There is automatic play and multiplay on digital platforms. Each one has a different carbon impact for each form of advertisement made available for sale.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have a tiny question because I see I have little time left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am out of time-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: -----maybe he can answer with the others. I am concerned about always trying to find the positive piece. It is about international climate justice and difficult topics like loss and damage and inequality issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Maybe it could be addressed with others.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: He could come in as part of his response to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The issue of alcohol and tobacco came up. It would be a useful comparator to get the statistics of how much advertising they represented before the change came in. I know Ms McCarthy had a lot of great things to say on the international issues and perhaps she can follow up in writing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: The Role of Media in Climate Action: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: RTÉ seemed to have a good breakdown of how much advertising there has been in those areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Progress on Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We will alternate chairing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Progress on Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (8 Oct 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The questions were widely addressed. Who would like to come in first? Do those who spoke last wish to come in?