Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank both Ms Walsh and Mr. Markey for their contributions. Before I call Senator Chambers to lead questions from the group spokespersons, I leave the House in the capable hands of the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Senator O'Reilly, who has vast experience in Europe. We discussed this event at a meeting of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges and I asked him to chair our sessions. We will work together on them because he has been a member of the Irish delegation to the Council of Europe since 2009 and has led the delegation since 2019. He also served a term as a vice president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2013 to 2015.

I will return but I again thank our MEPs for their contributions. I hope we will have a good engagement, and the question-and-answer format will allow for good engagement across the range of issues, including Brexit and everything else that faces us as we move forward within the European Union.