Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

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I thank the Minister of State for his presentation and dialogue with members. We hope he will raise the issues we have discussed at the forthcoming Council meeting. They are reflective of the views of Irish society, rather than solely those of public representatives. I thank him and his officials for attending.