National Risk Assessment 2023 – Public Consultation
- Foilsithe: 7 Nollaig 2022
- oscailte le haghaidh aighneachtaí ó: 7 Nollaig 2022
- Dúnadh na haighneachtaí: 17 Feabhra 2023
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 14 Márta 2023
Consultation is closed
The National Risk Assessment – Draft List of Strategic Risks, along with details on the public consultation process, is below.
The National Risk Assessment
First published in 2014, the National Risk Assessment provides an opportunity to identify and discuss significant risks that may arise for Ireland over the short, medium and long term. The most recent National Risk Assessment, covering 2021/22, was published in December 2021.
Since its inception, the National Risk Assessment has provided a systematic overview of national-level risks and has drawn attention, at an early stage, to the importance of phenomena such as the UK’s departure from the EU, housing shortages, as well as pandemics.
The National Risk Assessment aims to provide a systematic overview of strategic risks facing the country to serve as the basis for political and public discussion and deliberation about their implications.
Links to previous reports can be found here.
About the Public Consultation
Stakeholders are asked to assess whether the draft risks identified accurately represent the major risks facing the country, whether there are any significant risks that should be added, or whether any of the proposed risks do not warrant inclusion.
On conclusion of this consultation, the proposed risks will be reviewed, with further consideration by Government Departments and agencies, ahead of finalisation of the National Risk Assessment 2023 – Overview of Strategic Risks.
Consultation views can be returned through an online survey NRA 2023 or by email to nra@taoiseach.gov.ie. The public consultation will be open until Friday the 17th of February 2023.
Please note that while information from submissions received is posted on www.gov.ie after the public consultation is completed, private individuals' information will not be shared. However, submissions will be subject to Freedom of Information and therefore may be disclosed to third parties.
Proposed 2023 Strategic Risks
The full list of proposed strategic risks for Ireland for 2023 are:
Geopolitical risks
Disruption of multilateral system
Future direction of the European Union
Ireland’s relationship, post-Brexit, with the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
Armed conflict, terrorism and hybrid threats
Economic risks
Inflation
Disruption to a secure and sustainable energy supply
Ireland’s enterprise mix
Changes to international trading relationships
Public finances and the financial system
Supply chain and capacity constraints
Societal risks
Social cohesion
Housing and sustainable development
Migration and integration
Demographic change
Digital exclusion
Environmental risks
Climate change
Biodiversity loss
Extreme weather events and other natural disasters
Pandemics
Antimicrobial resistance
Food safety and Security
Technological risks
Data flows, storage and security
Disruptive technology
Cybersecurity
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
The Consultation Document
The consultation document can be found here:
