Mairead McGuinness:

I am delighted to be here. One of my roles as first vice-president is to liaise and dialogue with national Parliaments. I believe we need to dialogue more and to do so better. The chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of national Parliaments meet every six months in the country that holds the Presidency. I attend those meetings. I understand the Chairman, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, has not yet attended. These are meetings where engagement takes place with colleagues from other national Parliaments.