Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. Burgess. We have had a most interesting and wide-ranging discussion on the issues that are very important to the joint committee. We hope that action to address the issue of the undocumented Irish in the United States will be taken before the end of the year. Again, I wish to echo the comments of other members on the third global economic forum this year. That is important. I think the themes that have been chosen for that are important, in particular the challenges in tackling youth unemployment.

I thank Mr. Niall Burgess, Mr. Joe Hackett and Mr. Karl Gardner for engaging in this discussion. I am aware that a previous arrangement had to be cancelled. I hope the joint committee will be kept updated on what is happening in Washington. We send good wishes to the staff of the embassy in Washington, and hope that in their work with Congressmen and Senator they will highlight the Irish diaspora.