Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank everybody for their contributions. We have a number of proposals and the first one is to reiterate what the committee has done. We have a communication from the Attorney General saying he cannot advise us of what legal advice he might give the Government because of the statutory duties that he has to the State only. That is the situation. We have invited the Minister for Foreign Affairs to come in. I would suggest that our secretariat is actively pursuing his presence. If Deputy Tóibín wishes to put down a motion on that for the next meeting, that might be the appropriate way to do it. If we get him in here, everybody can ask him whatever questions we like. If the Deputy will accept that as being a reasonable proposal-----