Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Murphy. There is a lot to be done. We will engage as a cross-party group of parliamentarians. Ireland will further engage through its Government. We can have further engagement through the EU, acknowledging the endorsement of High Representative/Vice President Burrell's welcome for the five-point consensus coming from ASEAN, as Dr. Murphy mentioned. We will continue to engage with our colleagues across the EU. Senator Joe O'Reilly is an active member of Ireland's parliamentary delegation to the Council of Europe. I am sure the Council of Europe has also been engaged on this issue. Ireland, as a member of the United Nations, is making contributions on this issue, not only at the Security Council but also at the UN Human Rights Council, acknowledging the points on human rights made by Deputy Clarke.

We will come back to this issue at an early date. I thank Dr. Murphy for her assistance to this committee. I have no doubt that we will have further ongoing engagement with her but also with all of the actors involved on what is a humanitarian, political and social crisis within Asia and one that Ireland will actively engage in with a view to bringing matters to a satisfactory and democratic conclusion.

The committee is adjourned until our usual slot at 11.30 on Thursday morning when we will have a private meeting.