Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil do bhaill an choiste as a bheith páirteach sa díospóireacht. Ba mhaith liom ár mbuíochas a ghabháil do Ms Ní Chinnéide agus Ms Martyn. I convey the thanks of the committee to both witnesses. Their contributions were excellent and hugely informative and the meeting was an excellent start to the project on which we are now embarking.

Penal policy, sentencing and prisons was a broad area to address. For members' information, we may very well contract it to some of the contributions where we are not stuck in having to do the report as already titled. It is within our gift to do so. This will be part of the discussion we will have in a few minutes' time.

Before suspending the public session of our meeting for five minutes, I invite members and both Ms Ní Chinnéide and Ms Martyn to join us for a photograph outside. We look forward to emblazoning said picture on our report once it is completed. Again, on behalf of the committee, I thank the Irish Penal Reform Trust and wish the two witnesses the very best in their continuing work. We will meet outside. We have not done this for a while. Here we go.