Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

He was here for the start of the presentation. He sat up at the back. That shows how seriously he takes the issue and how seriously he regards the witnesses’ voices. He is an incredibly busy person but took the time to sit in.

Deputy O’Sullivan talked about the challenge we have as we get older. We all start out with so much passion for changing things, but as we engage with the system, that passion can be dented and eroded. How do we maintain the passion the witnesses have? How can they inspire us to be as passionate as we were when we started out? Do the witnesses want to speak to any of those? All the hands are going up. I am mindful the witnesses have to have lunch and are getting a tour of Leinster House, so I ask them to be as brief as they can in answering.