Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We are sorry to burden her with that task. We are examining how best to recommend the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and I am conscious that Dr. Russell, particularly in her role on the expert advisory group, has already engaged in this respect. Significant work went into the production of these recommendations. We are looking at their practical implementation rather than their merit or otherwise. We think they are really positive recommendations and a blueprint for gender equality, as I said, and we are exploring how to implement them.

I will draw our meeting to a conclusion on that positive note. I express sincere appreciation and thanks to all our witnesses for engaging with us today in such a constructive and thoughtful manner on the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly. I refer to recommendations 32 to 36 on pay and workplace conditions and 20 to 25 on leadership and politics, public life and the workplace. I thank those engaging with us online as well, because many members of the Citizens' Assembly do that and we are delighted to have their engagement as we proceed to our final set of hearings and the production of our report on 1 December 2022. Their expertise, submissions, contributions and exchanges with members will be helpful to us as we draw up our final report. We thank them all again.