Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the committee, I thank all of the delegates for attending. I thank all of the committee's staff and the members of the public who have attended in the Visitors Gallery. I also thank the members of the committee. As I stated, this series of meetings has been very informative and highly productive. It has concerned an issue that is of profound significance to the peace process, future peace and genuine reconciliation in Northern Ireland. It is intrinsic to fully implementing the Good Friday Agreement, a the function of this committee. I will send a letter to the Taoiseach, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister for Defence with transcripts of the meetings. The letter will ask for a comprehensive response on the important issues raised at our meetings and the responsibility of the respective Departments involved. It will ask the respective Ministers to liaise with their counterparts in the House of Commons and the Northern Ireland Assembly in addressing the issues addressed at our meetings. One aspect will involve asking the British embassy why the meeting was cancelled. We will try to schedule a meeting as quickly as possible. We will seek a meeting under the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement or through the auspices of the Taoiseach. The response of the committee should incorporate the views of the British and Northern Ireland Ministers. I again thank everyone for attending.