But recent UK governments have focused on high profile issues like people smugglers' boats crossing the Channel.
"I saw him slipping in the puddle that appears in the photo that my husband sent to the police," the witness said."His right foot slipped into the puddle, with him trying to stop himself from falling with his left foot but his left foot ended up in the air."
Ms Tourgon added: "It was very quick - he found himself in an awkward position with his left foot in a void over the cliff and his right knee on the edge of the cliff."She continued: "His right knee eventually fell into the void over the cliff and he was trying to grasp the grass with his hands to pull himself up."He didn't shout and there was no noise."
The Tourgon family then phoned the emergency services.An air, land and sea search operation began involving the Irish Coast Guard, gardaí and Irish civil defence volunteers who used boats, drones, divers and a helicopter.
A police witness, Garda Colm Collins, told the inquest he had received a call at 14:00 that day after a male was seen falling off the edge of the Cliffs of Moher.
He said that the Irish Coast Guard had spotted a body floating in the water at the base of the cliffs.Let's start with the basics - victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a good result for Scottish Labour.
Their position in the polls has slipped considerably since last year's general election and they've often found themselves on the defensive when it comes to controversial UK Labour policies, such as cuts to winter fuel payments.This result will be a massive boost to party activists, politicians, and leader Anas Sarwar.
Even after the polls closed the SNP seemed quietly confident of victory.Their leader, John Swinney, had claimed that only his party could beat Reform in this particular seat.