Mr. Enda Conneely:

My name is Enda Conneely from Inis Oírr on the Aran Islands. I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for listening to us today. We appreciate that members of the joint sub-committee came out to the island to launch the report. We were impressed that they made that journey in the middle of winter.

It more or less encouraged us to come together as a group representing all of the islands with a view to engaging with the committee and whomever else needs to be engaged with to help bring forward the recommendations. As island communities, we believe it is very important that we do everything we can to keep our communities active, particularly in the area of fisheries and the various other sectors mentioned earlier. We are here to help. Rather than make submissions or give advice, we would welcome as much engagement as possible on how we can bring forward the recommendations.