Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No. I just want to thank members so much for their co-operation. We have come to the end of our term and this is probably our last meeting. I want to say a huge thank you to each and every member for the co-operation members have given me in getting all these Estimates through every single year and improving the budgets and for all their work because this committee has achieved a lot. We have achieved a lot in terms of rural Ireland. The investment in rural Ireland has been unprecedented. We have the best network of remote working hubs not only in Europe but on a global basis. The Scottish are coming over now to look to see what we did and they will emulate that, which is quite an achievement. We were leaders in that.

On the Department of Social Protection, I also thank members for their co-operation there. We have got auto-enrolment through. The legislation is signed and the commencement order is signed for September 2025. It took a long time to get there - in fact, there were many attempts – but we got it across the line and I thank the committee for its co-operation there. There are other things, including pay-related benefit and hot school meals. I will leave it on that. The children are being fed in primary schools anyway. I thank each and every one of the committee members for the co-operation. I do not think we had one cross word in four and a half years. That is not bad. Thank you.