Ms Marie Donnelly:

I thank the committee for the opportunity to have this conversation which I have found extremely interesting. The members' comments and questions were most helpful. We are entirely at the committee's disposal. That includes me, members of the council and the secretariat. The committee should let us know if it requires answers to any questions, papers or other information and we will provide them. We would like to maintain an ongoing dialogue. We regard the committee as pivotal in this process. We would like to be able to work with the committee to support it insofar as we can with our scientific analysis and advice. We would like to see the dialogue and partnership develop. As I said to others, Ireland is a small island and if we work together, we can really deliver results. Let us not go in different directions. I hope we can build on and develop this relationship in the future.