Mr. Harry Deane:

I thank everyone for the kind comments they had about young people contributing to politics. Just I hope this will be a benchmark in future for young people to get involved and exercise their democratic rights and to appear before the Seanad Public Consultation Committee. It is a great addition to our democracy for members of the public as well as former counsellors and counsellors, highly experienced people in their own right, as well as me. Although I do not have the experience of being an elected representative, I have studied the area and wanted to give my piece on that. I do not have much more to say. I thank everyone and I hope this can be a way for young people to step into the consultation committee.