Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming before us today and for sharing their expert knowledge and insights with the committee. We have had a fundamentally important debate. I thank Deputy Ó Cathasaigh for making the earlier proposal. I commend everybody on their efforts right across the board in giving a safe haven to the Ukrainian families who have come to Ireland and sought refuge with us over the past number of months. I believe this situation will get a lot worse rather than better, unfortunately, when we see what is happening in Ukraine and what the Russian Government is signalling. That loss of life is very sad. What the Russian people are doing to a very peaceful country is really unfortunate. I thank members of the public who have put their shoulder to the wheel over the past number of months in taking in displaced families. Many people have gone above and beyond the call of duty to help all these people, specifically those in the voluntary sector. I again thank them very much for that.