Ms Liz McManus:

In regard to what Deputy Seán Crowe said, I am concerned about issues relating to the immigrant community here. Within the brief, we cannot deal with that whole issue but what we can do is to try to focus solely on women and girls coming from conflict areas. As a citizen, I have concerns about the point the Deputy made.

I thank the Chairman and the members for their generosity in terms of their time and questions. To be honest, I am a little overwhelmed by the fact they have given us so much time and have been so interested in this project. It gives us tremendous heart because sometimes when one mentions Resolution 1325, there is a glazing over of the eyes and people really do not want to know. I am very heartened by the fact the committee has been so generous.

I hope we can have some synergy and work together because we can learn from each other in regard to certain issues which have been raised today, including African parliamentarians, the situation in Northern Ireland and immigrant women, and we can also be more effective when working in our different spheres.