Katherine Zappone (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I was surprised to hear Dr. Flynn say that with respect to the Department of Foreign Affairs when it published the information about the work of the environmental committee that it was stated relatively recently that there are a number of other areas that may need to be sorted before we ratify the convention. That sets off alarm bells for me, as I sure it does for people who have been active in the sector, as to what ultimately it means and what must be done to ratify the convention. In light of what is happening in this process, one would wonder when it would come to an end. Does Dr. Flynn understand it to be a dual process with the roadmap being one element and identifying key issues that have to be addressed being another element? It is a twin-track process in which the committee is involved.