Chairman:

That is very welcome. To be honest, prior to the Tánaiste becoming the Minister for this Department, the committee had spent quite a lot of time debating this issue. The committee feels that there was a lot of contacts and links made abroad. We are worried that, in light of Brexit, we might lose those substantial contacts while all this is going on. Obviously if something is going to court it must be dealt with but at the same time many people felt that some good work was achieved. A lot of contacts and good progress were made, and members would hate to see that lost. I am very happy to hear that the Tánaiste has not closed the door on it and that we can expect something in the future from it.