Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Like all members, I appreciate the urgency in terms of the infringement proceedings. It is something we talked about at length at the beginning of this process but we made a conscious decision as a committee that it was more important we did it robustly, transparently and as thoroughly and comprehensively as possible. That is why we have spent week and after week bringing in various witnesses to give them that voice and platform, and considering our own position on all of the elements that affect this Bill. We will have to leave it there. It is not the meeting we expected it to be.

I thank the officials for coming before the committee and giving us this information. It has been very useful if not alarming. I thank the members for their contributions, suggestions and ideas. We will follow up with the secretariat on the suggestions made with respect to the Minister. I suggest we will have to meet in private session as a matter of urgency before our next meeting, which would ordinarily take place next Wednesday. There is a need for a meeting to discuss this matter in private session before our meeting next Wednesday. I would ask members to make provision for that. I am sure Ms Laura Pathe from our secretariat will be in touch to organise that.

To conclude, I thank Ms Tríona Quill and Mr. Ciarán Shanley for being with us. I also thank the members for their participation. We will meet in private session. The next meeting on 23 June is confirmed, but we will meet before that regarding the revelations from today's meeting. Our next public meeting will be at 3.30 p.m. on 23 June with the executive vice president of the European Commission, Commissioner Vestager, to discuss the subject of making Europe fit for the digital age. That will be a very important meeting for us as a committee in terms of the work we are doing. We do not want that to become futile. I thank everybody for their participation.