Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee I thank all of the witnesses who contributed to this session. We have had a very informative and productive session. We have all learned a lot from the insights and observations made by the witnesses. Full account will be taken of today's discussions when the draft report is being prepared. Copies of the final report will be sent to all contributors.

Before the public hearing on this topic concludes I wish to put on record my gratitude to all the members of the committee for their hard work over recent months. In particular, I thank Senator Ó Céidigh who proposed this topic for discussion. He has worked extremely hard in the background in preparation for these hearings, which I am sure everyone is well aware of. I sincerely thank all he people who made submissions to the committee and the witnesses who appeared before the committee today and at the two earlier sessions. I wish to express my gratitude to the secretariat in the Seanad Office. I thank them for their valuable input into this pubic consultation, in particular Ms Doody and Ms Judge.