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

That leaves me with nothing else to do but thank the delegates sincerely. I thank them all for their attendance and participation today. I also thank their colleagues who have joined them in the Visitors Gallery.

Other business of the House has clearly impacted on attendance, for which I apologise. There are 11 members of the committee and I am particularly grateful to those who have made the time and availed of the opportunity to engage with the representatives. The witnesses' views, through written submissions and responses to the various questions, will be very beneficial to this committee when preparing its report on this proposed legislation.

I thank each of the witnesses and wish you all a very happy 2019, and success in all your work undertakings. I shall adjourn the meeting now and with just myself remaining it is very simple; I am sure this never happens in court.

At our next meeting the committee will address equality and rights in the context of Brexit, which is a very interesting subject and very relevant at this point.