Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Staunton for his wide-ranging and interesting discussion. It is very useful for us on the committee to have somebody with his experience here this afternoon. It will be useful when we present our report to the Department.

I invite Mr. Graham Butler from the University of Copenhagen to make his presentation. We received his submission before Christmas and it made very interesting reading. On that basis the committee decided to invite him to make a formal presentation this afternoon. He is one of the youngest witnesses to have appeared before us. He will give us a very different view of how policy should change.