Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Fielding is right. That was the reason the committee took this on. This is costing jobs and if we get that message across, it will have an impact. The reason we are having meetings around the country is to invite Ministers and even the Taoiseach and make them sit and listen to what is happening because this must become a Government issue. This committee's job is to make it an issue and to push it as hard as it can. It is fixable and that has been proved to us in most meetings we have had. We would actually make money out of this. This should not cost money, although it might cost a little in the short term. It should bring a lot more money into the Exchequer, so we will keep pushing it.

On behalf of the members, I thank the witnesses. We will wrap up in a couple of months and we might consult the witnesses again. Perhaps members of ISME and SFA might join us in Galway and Mayo next week. I also thank the members of the committee and remind them of our trip to Ballinasloe and Mayo next week on 22 April. The following week we will have an EU Presidency meeting in Dublin Castle, and there will be another on 29 April. The reason we are not meeting next Tuesday is that it will be Question Time in the Dáil with the relevant Minister.