Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the speaker and look forward to seeing him tomorrow, when we will have an opportunity to discuss a number of matters. He is very welcome to our jurisdiction, as the Leas-Cheann Comhairle has said.

What the international community is anxious to do and what the European Union wishes to do is to assist in our commitment to an inclusive political settlement in Libya. The situation is very challenging and unstable. It is important that we work together at EU level and with the wider international community to ensure we can bring about a political settlement. That is under the framework of the Libyan political agreement. The European Union has reaffirmed its support to the United Nations support mission in Libya. I want to see political stability in Libya but, in the meantime, the European Union offers help and assistance in the form of a co-operation package focused on civil society and assisting. The focus of any arrangement or any assistance to Libya must, by definition, deal with the transit of persons and migration.

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