Mr. Colm O'Gorman:

From our perspectives, we want the Irish Presidency to engage with the recommendations we have made. We would like to see progress throughout the Presidency and beyond this Presidency on these issues. These are Amnesty International's priorities for the EU Presidency.

This is part of a continuum of work for us. We are already working on our recommendations for the coming Presidency. We have started the preparatory work and there will be a hand-over moment. I absolutely understand what Deputy Smith means by asking that question and I have no doubt that following meetings we have had with Ministers - for example, this morning we met the Minister for Justice and Equality and we previously discussed these issues when we met the Tánaiste - that Ireland has its own priorities. It is choosing what it can progress. What we want to try to ensure is that there is continuous progression on these issues throughout and beyond all the Presidencies. I understand how challenging that can be.

I will ask Ms McGowan to respond to the specific questions on the External Action Service.