Ms Claire Hanna:

I thank the witnesses. It has been great to hear about the range of issues they have raised. I thank them for coming. I echo the words of encouragement of other members regarding the stuff they are doing together and individually. Further to questions asked by Mr. Hazzard and others, do the witnesses have any advice on engaging with young people who, at this stage, would not dream of joining a youth forum or a youth political party? These are people who are probably feeling the brunt of political failure in terms of cuts to services or a lack of pathways to work or training, but do not see the connection between politics and their lives.

On North-South mobility, it might have been members of the North South Youth Forum who gave evidence in the Oireachtas yesterday about the changes that make it a wee bit easier for students to go from North to South. Are there other things we could be doing, whether in transport, education or working opportunities, to make that flow of people easier, North and South, in a way that enhances understanding of each other?

Mr. Farry addressed the issue of misinformation and disinformation. Is there enough in the curriculums North and South about media literacy? It strikes me that those of the witnesses' generation are digital natives. They are used to living their lives online and are probably more attuned to what feels a little bit off. It is difficult to navigate the landscape, however, and, as it is a diminishing pool of people who flick on the news at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. or whatever, we are kind of having different conversations. Are there quick wins? Are there ways that political communicators can try to get around that and produce material that is authentic and trusted?