Mr. Peter Tyndall:

I was not conscious of having said that. I obviously did but I may have misled the Deputy. My issue was around international standards. The current European Ombudsman is my predecessor as Ombudsman here in Ireland, Ms Emily O'Reilly. I am sure the European Ombudsman would be happy to speak about her work to the committee and, of course, some of the matters would be of great interest to people in Ireland. As the Deputy is probably aware, she is currently scrutinising the EU's response to Covid-19, including the availability of vaccines. These are of great interest to the Oireachtas and not just to the European Parliament, and it is something the committee might explore. I am sure there is no way the committee could require the European Ombudsman to attend, but on the other hand I am sure she would be interested in speaking about the work as much of it has a relevant dimension.