Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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I thank both witnesses sincerely for a great and focused presentation. We on this committee see young people as core to this issue, and this is demonstrated by the witnesses' presentation on the same day as that of IBEC. That is significant and important and shows them the importance we place on young people's beliefs, ideologies and views. I am very blunt about this. People such as us talk about the future of Europe, but the witnesses are the future of Ireland and of Europe. We will not be here. They will be the politicians in the future who will be dealing with whatever will be the result of Brexit. That is why we think it is so genuinely important to have them here. I just wanted to put that on record.

The first speaker is the Vice Chairman, Senator Leyden.