Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail)

No. As the Chair knows, I have to get to our parliamentary party meeting, so I would really appreciate the opportunity to ask a question now if he does not mind. I apologise as I was at another meeting.

I commend our Guatemalan guests for their bravery and courage in standing up to big business. That is really important to say. As members of committees – this is my first time as a member of this committee – we learn a lot about things going on that we never hear about. I found it quite fascinating to read the submissions and learn about the excellent work ongoing in this area. While this work is going on in Ireland, it seems a different direction is being taken in the EU, unfortunately. I am interested in the witnesses’ views on that.