Mr. Matt Carthy:

I thank the committee not only for today's opportunity but for a noticeable increase in co-operation between this committee and Irish MEPs. It is an important facet of our work, identified earlier as something we needed to improve. The committee has taken that on board and improved the communication. I thank the clerk and Ms Cáit Hayes, the Oireachtas representative in Brussels, who keeps us informed on key debates. I also thank the staff of the European Parliament office in Brussels, who also ensure we are aware of the legislative developments happening in Ireland when we deal with some very similar files at a European level. Ms Anderson and others have spoken about the Brexit position and I will not elaborate greatly on that, except to be positive where I can. Deputy Durkan knows I always try to be positive.