Mr. Niall Murphy:

I might commence our concluding remarks and I will invite Reverend Karen to make our final address to the committee. I want to pick up on what Senator Ó Donnghaile said about what our request might be and to pick up a theme that Reverend Karen addressed in her opening statement.

I also did not get the opportunity to respond to Senator Blaney when he asked what more we can do. There is more that we can do, we will endeavour to do that and we will keep doing our best. All anyone in life can do is one's best. I would ask the committee to do its best. This is not wholly and exclusively the purview of Ireland's Future. We are a responsible contributing voice to the conversation but in terms of building bridges and relationships with our neighbours, friends, work colleagues in the North, there is a responsibility on everybody on this island and on the elected representatives on this committee to listen and to invite them in.

Reverend Karen made some suggestions, such as Union NI and Stronger Together Northern Ireland. The committee should bring them in and listen to them but more importantly, members should tell them that they want them to be a part of our island, that they are valued citizens and that they are an entity which can make everybody's opportunities on this island better. That is not an overture that is often heard. There should be no frostiness but a clear, concise and direct message that we want them and that we want this island to be better together. My ears are open to anybody who wants to make an argument to the contrary but that is not a message which often resonates in the ears of our unionist friends in the North from the South; that the South wants them. That is one respectful suggestion I have and I will have over to Reverend Karen to conclude our contribution.