Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes. The Clerk has said that after the meeting is adjourned, we can try for a private session. Is it agreed that we publish the submission of the Irish Ombudsman Forum on the committee's website? Agreed.

I propose that we request the Business Committee to make the necessary arrangements, including agreement to have public meetings of this committee, so that we may finalise our report before the end of March 2021. I realise that this is very difficult during level 5 restrictions but I would like the committee to be able to accept new petitions as soon as possible while negating the risks of the new variants of Covid-19 to the members, witnesses and staff. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The committee is adjourned until Thursday, 11 March 2021 at 10 a.m. for a virtual private meeting on Microsoft Teams. If members stay on the line we will try to have a private meeting.

Finally, I again thank Ms Justice Ring and Mr. Peter Tyndall for attending today.