Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Delaney, chairperson, and Mr. O'Brien, vice-chairperson, Medicines for Ireland for taking the time to engage with the committee on what is an important issue. We take some hope in that negotiations are, at least, ongoing and the matter, to a certain extent, is being addressed. We know it is on the radar of the EU Commission and Maroš Šefovi, which is a positive, in large part due to the work of Medicines for Ireland in making sure it was at the top of agenda. We hope for a solid resolution to this issue that serves the interests of all citizens on the island, in particular those in Northern Ireland who, as in regard to many aspects of Brexit, have been most impacted.

The next meeting of the committee is at 12 noon on Tuesday, 2 November 2021, when we will meet the Economic and Social Research Institution, ESRI. I seek the agreement of members on the following matter. We had agreed to invite the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, to the committee. The date proposed by his secretary is 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 24 November 2021. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Tomorrow, the select committee will travel to Stormont in Belfast to engage, once again, with the Northern Ireland Executive Committee on the issue of Brexit, which again is a timely engagement in the context of all that is going on. We look forward to that engagement. Some members will be travelling and meeting in-person, while other members can join by StarLeaf remotely as well. We look forward to that engagement.