Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Maybe people just need a forum. Straight after Brexit in 2016, in county Louth we had plenty of meetings there, as in Letterkenny, where people came together to discuss it and raise issues.

Would anybody else like to comment or are we all talked out at this stage? There is an old Irish saying: "Má theastaíonn uait aithne a chur orainn, mair inár dteannta: if we want to get to know each other, live with us." I hear a very strong sentiment on that coming from Professor Shirlow, and from that understanding. I have enormous concerns around the social media stuff that is flying around in relation to the process. I will use the professor's term, if he has not patented it, of "sectarian entrepreneurs". Some of the memes and stuff on social media tries to reinforce those stereotypes that are out there, on sectarian grounds, and there is a responsibility on the part of social media entities to address this because it is not helping.

We are very grateful as a committee to our guests for participating here today and for giving us their impartial, evidence-based research and statistics. It is important. It also allows room for the political conversation to go into a space where, invariably, we do not go to, and backed up by facts and statistics. We are very grateful to our guests for being here. I have no doubt we will be in touch with them again. Gabhaim buíochas leo.