Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Ombudsman. Before I bring the meeting to a conclusion, I ask members to stay on for a couple of minutes in private session to deal with some correspondence. The joint committee is very grateful for the attendance of all three witnesses today and I reiterate we are very proud of the Ombudsman's achievement in being elected to that office. We look forward to watching her deliberations in the future and to working with the incoming Ombudsman. Is it agreed to adjourn the joint committee's sitting in public session until next Wednesday, 2 October, when members will meet the Minister for Social Protection to continue their work in that regard? Agreed.