Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On behalf of the committee, I welcome H.E. Ms Anna Sochaska, ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Ireland, and her colleague; and H.E. Dr. Laurentiu-Mihai Stefan, ambassador of Romania to Ireland, and his colleague. They are all very welcome to the committee today. I thank them for their patience in being in attendance and listening to the very powerful and important testimonies their colleague ambassadors have given to the committee over the course of the day. I think the witnesses were here when I read out the note on privilege, so with the indulgence of everybody, I do not propose to read it for a third time. However, the advices and admonitions still apply.

I give the floor to H.E. Ms Sochaska and invite her to make her opening statement.