Professor Niamh Moloney:

If I may take the opportunity to thank the Chair and the committee, we are conscious the committee has had a number of sessions on the report. We really appreciate that.

We see our report as an enduring document. It is a stand-back, strategic review. These are the biggest questions we have. These are our touch points as a nation - tax and welfare.

The committee has brought in a series of stakeholders. We very much value that. Our report was designed to advise members. There are challenging and difficult choices. We sought to provide the committee with the best possible advice over the medium to long term.

I thank the Chair and the committee on behalf of all of the commission here for the invitation and for taking the time to look at our report over the past year.