James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On another output from the committee, it is important that when we leave here today we have some framework agreed among us for further follow-up actions. We had a discussion earlier with some of the panellists about this, but I am not sure if we reached any definitive conclusion. In the absence of an external framework, the grand committee retains the mantle and it falls on us as parliamentarians working collectively. I assume there will be another session, perhaps in a few months' time, wherever it takes place, but it would be useful if we could agree among ourselves to keep up the momentum and activity level. What is measured is managed and done. We have the principles, as part of which we are all making certain commitments. If we can begin to trace and track them in our own systems and our own way and then report back at the next session such that we are taking away some actions and can begin to translate words into doing, that will be a very positive outcome from this summit in the absence of an alternative international mechanism. I do not see anything else jumping out from our deliberations. We retain the mantle until such time as there is something preferable.