Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No, just a review. The last one was conducted in 1996, some 18 years ago, so a policy review will again be conducted.

I thank Mr. Graham Butler for coming before the committee and being so frank and open. I admire the way he had his paper so well researched. Mr. Butler has done Trojan work and has given us great idea for the committee's report.

Yesterday an experienced retired diplomat and a professor from Dublin appeared before the committee. Today we had the media and the news perspective. We have heard four very different perspectives. I think it is worthwhile to have these meetings. I thank the four contributors in the past two days for coming before us. I thank Mr. Butler for travelling from Copenhagen to come before us. I hope he has learned something from the way we work in the Dáil although I do not think he has to learn very much because he has a good knowledge of the way the system works.