George Lawlor (Wexford, Labour)

I thank the Deputy. I share his concern. Some councils operate better than others, and often the interaction of the public representative is crucial in all these areas. I thank our witnesses for their attendance today. I share the excitement at some of the proposals of NTRIS II as well as the concerns Deputy Rice has alluded to in relation to the manner in which the State has treated the Travelling community over decades. Some of the proposals will go a long way towards repairing some of the damage done and moving forward in a cohesive and assertive manner. I would like to see our witnesses come back to us in a year’s time to report on how NTRIS II is performing and give us as a committee an insight into the interactions they are having and successes, or lack thereof, depending on the interactions. That would be a good day's work. I thank the witnesses very much again for their contributions and the members for their interaction.