Professor Gerard Bury:

Thank yous are the most important things I can say. It has been quite a privilege to do this work. It has been a privilege to work with colleagues here whom I have known and worked with in familiar guises over many years but to see those colleagues rise to different challenges and in ways that are inspirational has been a real privilege for me. It has been an honour to do all of those things, and to see other Irish individuals and groups - like Tony and his colleagues, and like Ben and Shane - simply rising to the occasion, and saying, "I cannot sit at home and watch this happening. I will do something but I will do something constructive". They will manifest that political capital that members have described but at a personal level and in the best spirit of the Irish people. I thank all of those people for all of their work and the opportunity to work with them. We have a lot more to do and I very much appreciate the remarks the Chair made, which suggest a follow-on to our presentation.