Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Sorry, Senator, we are out of time. I ask people to have a bit of respect for the person who is chairing this meeting. I gave everybody additional time in good faith but, unfortunately, we have run out of time. I understand this is an emotive topic and there are many different views. In fairness, the comment has been retracted. We must also accept that. Unfortunately, we do not have additional time for any other questions or for the witnesses to make any closing remarks. I do not like to conduct a meeting in circumstances where there is not time for that. I thank our two witnesses for coming here today, for their opening statements and for answering the questions.

We will move on to the next session. I propose we suspend the meeting for five minutes until the next session starts. I ask members to ensure they exit from the link to this meeting and join the next meeting.