Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On that point, about three weeks ago, there was a very good article in The Irish Timesabout Ms Domini Kemp and the entrepreneurial education she has carried out in prisons. It was fascinating, and made for excellent reading.

We have asked Mr. Ian D'Arcy to check the invitation that was sent to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. In inviting the Department, we mentioned issues pertaining to Comhairle na nÓg, but the invitation referred to the same specific questions as the invitations that went to other witnesses. I would like to put that on the record. I thank Ms Olive McGovern for this clarification.

This has been a fascinating few hours. If witnesses would like to follow up with any more written submissions, they should feel free to do so. The members will obviously debate the issues further among themselves. We will issue a report and make recommendations to the Minister and we will invite the witnesses to the launch of that report. We will be continuing the discussion, albeit in a slightly different format, at the meeting following our next one. We will also meet with care leavers to discuss the extra types of educational support they need.

I would like to thank every one of our witnesses for their very valuable contributions and for the debate. We have all learned from one another and that is very important. I also thank the members.