Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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I would like to thank each and every one of the witnesses for addressing the committee. I also thank members of the committee for their attendance and interest. As the witnesses know, members of the committee are conversant with the subject matter and are dealing with it on an ongoing basis. By their own expressions of concern they have indicated likewise.

Deputy Brendan Smith has proposed that the committee should refer this matter to the Minister of State with responsibility for overseas development aid, Deputy Sherlock. We will do so with a recommendation that the Minister of State should attempt to co-ordinate the northern hemisphere efforts in this regard.

It might be no harm to send a copy of the presentation to the Minister of State for him to study. In addition, we should also send copies of the address to the Department of Health which, from a national perspective, can do what is required to deal with such situations, and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs in respect of what applies overseas.

I thank the witnesses for their submissions on this interesting subject at an appropriate time.