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

In bringing matters to a close, I propose to have a final concise message from Mr. Anderson, Mr. Faiz and Ms Foley on how they feel the committee might best proceed. Mr. Anderson acknowledged the role of the Government, but was disappointed with the role of the European Union. Will he elaborate on that briefly? I noted the issue of Afghanistan was very much top of the agenda - it was almost the entirety of the agenda - at a recent meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council. That notwithstanding, I hear criticism of the European Union this morning. I ask Mr. Anderson to address that in his closing comments. Then we will go to Mr. Faiz and Ms Foley for final words.