Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am not sure if I neglected to mention at the outset that Mr. McGrath is the chair of the committee. At the outset, I forgot to mention that we have received apologies from Senators Gallagher and Black.

I thank Mr. McGrath. That was very helpful. I agree with him that we want to maintain all the rights that citizens in Northern Ireland have always had. That is an important aspect of our work. I am glad he pointed out that there are different views on his committee. It is important we respect and listen to all views. Brexit means different things to different people.

We are joined by Mr. McGrath's committee member, Ms Emma Sheerin. I invite her to contribute. I think we might have lost Ms Sheerin. I will open up to questions and answers from our own members. I am sure many of our committee members will have issues they would like to raise. We are happy to take questions on this end as well. It is not all one-way traffic. I call Senator Byrne.