Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----on the last day of May. On behalf of the members of this committee, I acknowledge the importance of your presence here over a number of years. You have been an outstanding ambassador for your country, Mrs. Shaloput, but I suppose the diplomatic regulatory framework only allows me to use the word "ambassador" with a small "a". You have certainly carried out your work, literally carrying the flag of your country, over the past number of years in very difficult, trying and stressful circumstances. You have done so with a huge level of expertise. I thank you for your engagement with this committee, with this Parliament and with the Irish people. We wish you every success in future endeavours for and on behalf of your country. I understand you are going back to headquarters in Kyiv and we wish you and your family every health and happiness in that regard. You have made an outstanding contribution to your country's affairs in Ireland and we thank you for that.

With that, I will bring matters to a conclusion and remind members that we are proceeding into private session, which will not take too long.