John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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I thank Deputy Durkan. Before our witnesses comment, I remind members that if this committee formulates proper responses to the evidence provided here and proper recommendations, they should not be alien to anyone's philosophy. They should be businesslike solutions, based on the evidence and the challenge for the Government will be to implement them. That is why we are hearing from expert witnesses like the Focus Ireland representatives, who have particularly focused on prevention today. We are very pleased about that focus because those who have come before us have had different levels of expertise. It is incumbent on all of us to address the evidence presented to the committee and come up with businesslike solutions that can be implemented.