Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the representatives from the Wheel and the Law Society of Ireland for being here today and having a good engagement. Sessions such as this are important. It is important to recognise the good work these organisations are doing. We appreciate it fully, as a committee, because on a weekly and monthly basis we are bringing in different sectors from all walks of life and we believe it to be very worthwhile and very important, especially in the light of the ever-changing Europe we are going to be facing. We really like to concentrate, as a committee, on the positives and on the problems we can overcome and not dwell on the negativity that can surround it. People are worn to death from hearing about the bad sides. We are politicians and people from different walks of life, like the witnesses and each one of us has a role to fulfil and that is doing the best for the organisations or the people we represent. We want to do that. I think the presence of the witnesses has been very beneficial. We thank them for their engagement and for their time. We appreciate the witnesses are very busy and it takes a lot out of their schedule to appear before the committee but it is very worthwhile.