Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What has been learned from the experience in Northern Ireland? Can Ms McCloat envisage a process by which we could start an initiative to give it practical application? Bearing in mind the role of the joint committee, we shadow many Departments, as we have found in the past few years. This is another example of where we will cross into other Departments and make recommendations to other committees, which will then make recommendations to their line Ministers. It is important for us to propose practical applications of what we have learned in these hearings. What does Ms McCloat consider to be a practical, reasonable approach to beginning the process, perhaps extracting the best bits of the experience in Northern Ireland?