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

That concludes our engagement with witnesses this evening. I thank all of them for a very comprehensive engagement. It was quite a detailed exchange but at the same time it felt like we only skimmed the surface. This is an issue which is fundamental to the Department and very close to the interests of this committee as well. I am sure we will return to these issues on subsequent occasions over the lifetime of this committee.

I thank Dr. Ryan, Ms Dixon, Mr. Schrems and Dr. Logue for their helpful and specific exchanges. I reiterate to all the witnesses who took part that if there are points that need to be clarified, supplemented or added to, they should feel free to send them in writing to the clerk for circulation to the committee. We will consider them as part of our later deliberations and reviews. That concludes the witness-engagement part of the meeting. I also thank our staff because we ran over time. I thank them for their patience and perseverance in supporting us through that.

I will move on to some housekeeping matters. I propose we publish all opening statements on the committee website. Is that agreed to? Agreed. That concludes our formal business. All housekeeping matters and comments have been deferred to our next joint meeting. As there is no other business, this meeting of the joint committee is adjourned sine die.