Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will ask the witnesses if they want to make a final comment. Picking up on Senator Murphy's contribution, he is right that we need to address a particular cohort of people for whom, for different reasons, technology is not suitable. We also need to be honest and open-minded. Older people are far more open to change and using technology than any of us could have contemplated in the past. I recall seeing a local Senator recently calling out the numbers in an online bingo event where there were a considerable number of older people. It was great to see the grandparents of grandchildren marking the bingo cards over the Internet, which I never thought I would see. Technology can bring families together as well. It is about trying to provide the innovative solutions that can meet the needs of all aspects of our society. That is what all members of this committee are determined to do, regardless of where we come from and what our perspective is.

I ask Ms O'Brien initially and then Mr. Saunders to make a brief closing comment.