Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr Scannell. We have been quite efficient today. We have one minute remaining. I am going to ask a question to look for a bit of direction more than anything else. This might not be in Mr. Scannell's area of competency or responsibility. Deputy Ó Murchú, Deputy Haughey and I were in Georgia recently. One of the things we were struck by was the proximity of Georgia to the Black Sea, the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea. It is a strategic location in terms of food security and potential energy supply chains. Mr. Scannell might signpost who might be the best person to follow up on that issue with, if it is not himself. If it is him, he might put together a note on it for the committee outlining the co-operation between the EU and the eastern partnership countries, specifically Georgia. That is something that came up in a lot of our deliberations while we were there. It would be great to get either a signpost or a note on that, if possible.

We are grateful for Mr. Scannell's time today. Go raibh míle maith agat. Bain sult as an samhradh. Beimid i dteagmháil arís, gan dabht. We will leave it at that unless Mr. Scannell wants to make a final closing statement.