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

I would make two points. Senator Ruane talked about her objective and why she set it out in the first place. Today's meeting has certainly helped to get to a point where, it is fair to say, she has achieved her objective and she has created that wider address which is part of this and, ultimately, the passage of the appropriate legislation. We will continue to make a contribution to that journey and we will be preparing a report which will be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. Obviously, it will be into the autumn resumption period as we are currently working on another report in regard to direct provision. We would hope that, very early in the period following our first meeting on 18 September, we would be in a position to adopt the report in regard to today's hearing and the focus of the Senator's Bill.

On behalf of the committee, I thank Senator Lynn Ruane, Ms Ní Chinnéide and Ms Michelle Martyn, and I thank Dr. McIntyre for returning again - he probably knew his seat exactly from before. Mr. Walsh from Pathways is also very welcome. I wish all concerned the very best. My thanks to the committee also. Well done to Senator Black - I was not left on my own at the conclusion. In any case, I thank all members of the committee, in particular as this was the very first meeting for Deputies Pringle and Connolly, having replaced Deputies Wallace and Daly. It was a good morning's work. On behalf of the committee, I again thank each of the witnesses for joining us today.