Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That concludes our meeting. I thank the witnesses for attending and for sharing their insights and expert knowledge on the issue. The discussion has been of enormous assistance to the committee and our ongoing work in this area. It is an area of huge interest and we have learned something new at all of our meetings in recent weeks. We are very grateful to all of the witnesses and thank them for their dedication and commitment in the work they do on a daily basis. I specifically want to thank Professor Hymel and Professor Cefai, who have joined us from overseas. I know Dr. Downes is not too far away from us and he has always been of huge assistance to the committee. I thank him for putting us in contact with our other witnesses.

There was one omission earlier in the meeting. I received apologies from Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh and Senator Eileen Flynn, who were unable to attend.