Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This is work the EU has to do to help Bosnia and Herzegovina along the road. We must all undertake considerations we never had to before. We are in a much-changed world, and we all accept that our interconnectivity and reliance on each other is greater than we previously believed. Short-term fixes for political expediency are not going to cut it. In fairness, I recognise from what both ambassadors said that this accession process is viewed from the perspective of improving economies and people's lives. I refer to ensuring we do not get caught up in some of the traditional difficulties that have occurred. I accept, however, that this is not going to be a straightforward conversation.

Rather than me hogging the meeting, which I am good at, I call Senator Martin. I will probably come back in later with a question concerning candidate countries following up on their obligations.