Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Actually, I have been trying to get in on this issue as well. I will be brief. I endorse what Deputy Devlin said. I see my old sparring partner, Senator Buttimer, is present. He will recall from being on the previous committee that we were anxious to spread the message of what could be a fantastic committee. It is one of the newest committees around Leinster House. Senator Buttimer will recall something that might be of help, namely, that we had more or less agreed to take our message to the four provinces. Of course, Covid has changed much of that. I believe Deputy Buckley was on the committee as well, so he would know about this, too. We were also contemplating contacting local authorities and seeing whether we could make presentations to them. Deputy Devlin's point was well made. This committee could do a great deal of good in representing the views of people on the ground on a range of issues. Where everything else has failed for people, we can be a voice for their petitions that need more discussion.