Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the committee I express my sincere gratitude to all the committee members who have worked so constructively and positively over the past seven months. I know we were in public session today and yesterday, but we have worked very well together. I also thank the members of the secretariat, led by Mr. Ted McEnery, who have done fantastic work. All of this work goes unnoticed under the radar. I also thank all the advisers sitting in the Gallery who have done Trojan work. They have put in hours of work behind the scenes and have worked with us constructively - all parties and none. I also thank all the witnesses who appeared before the committee and in particular the members of the Citizens' Assembly, without whose work we would not be completing this cross-party report. This is a unique report, the first of its kind on climate change by the Oireachtas. It is a first but important step. I look forward to working with members on the standing committee.