Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses were very welcome today and their contributions are really greatly valued. Perhaps I would say this but I consider this committee to be very progressive and engaged. It really does want to figure out the problems. It is very hard-working and has been since its members got together 14 or 15 months ago. All members, Government and Opposition, have really been fantastic. In recent sessions we have had non-members of the committee engaging as well because it has been heard across the Houses that we are trying to figure out the way forward here. This session is going to help us in the production of our report. We had two previous sessions earlier in the year. For all kinds of reasons the third session was delayed until today but that might have been quite appropriate because the issue is more topical now with respect to what is in the news including carbon budgets, climate action plans and so on. Indeed there is also the CAP strategic plan mentioned by Dr. Moran. It is appropriate we had the session today. It is really going to help us in the production of our report. The secretariat is under pressure now with a few reports but this is certainly one we look forward to putting together. We will issue recommendations and then put them before the Government.

I thank the witnesses again. I also thank members and, indeed, non-members for their contributions.