Katherine Zappone (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Magennis for her presentation. I have looked forward to her attendance as she has always helped the committee a lot to reflect on these matters. Her presentation and paper has conveyed good news about progress, particularly on the way Ireland has responded as well as what is going on in Europe. As Ms Magennis said, such developments are to be commended and marked. Clearly there is a lot of bad news in what has been shared with us. I have been struck by the scale and magnitude of the problem, plus the huge gap between need and the responses in terms of struggling towards solutions. I wanted to mark that aspect. Ms Magennis deals with those aspects in her day-to-day work, as well the overall agency. I have been struck by the scale of the gap.

I wish to ask some questions and would like them answered one by one.