Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his engagement with a delegation from the committee when we visited Brussels last week.

I also thank the secretariat who organised the trip so well. We were all well prepared. I thank the Deputies and Senators for their commitment to the process over a couple of days. I acknowledge the cross-party work of our MEPs and their staff in Brussels. One often hears negativity about politicians, but they are doing their best for us in stormy waters and troubled times. It is only right to put on the record of this committee that we acknowledge the assistance of our MEPs and their staff who are working over there on our behalf.