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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Consul General of Ireland in Cardiff
We're delighted to have you with us. Thank you so much. Some of our Members, as you'll see, are appearing online, so you'll see them on the screen down here, and some of us are in person. Could you tell us, please, generally what your views are at the moment…
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Consul General of Ireland in Cardiff
Denise, can I ask you to introduce yourself for the record, please?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Consul General of Ireland in Cardiff
Welcome back. We're moving straight on to item 3. We're continuing with our inquiry into Wales-Ireland relations, and we're having an evidence session now with the Consul General of Ireland in Cardiff.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Thank you very much for your evidence. Thank you for joining us and we hope to see you again. Thank you, and best of luck with everything that you do. And thank you to you, Lowri, too. Members, we'll take a brief break. We'll be back in 10 minutes' time.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
It came through properly, did it? Okay. Great. Thank you so much.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
I think there may have been something wrong with the translation not working, so in case that didn't come through, a transcript of what's been said—
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Thank you, Mícheál and thank you, Lowri. A transcript of what you've said will be sent to you so you can check it for accuracy.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Diolch. We will look forward to that.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
And Mícheál, a final word to you on this. Where would you like to see us having the most beneficial impact in terms of the work that we as a committee are doing in this area?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Thank you for that, Lowri.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Well, our challenge—
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Yes.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
If I could go to you first, Lowri.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Diolch. Thank you; it's lovely to hear you speaking Welsh, Mícheál. In the final four minutes or so that we have, can I just ask, finally, in terms of the work that our committee is doing, how do you think that we could have the most beneficial impact on…
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Yes, Cymraeg. Yes, you're saying it correctly.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Ken, do you want to ask the same question to Mícheál?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Thanks for that.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Lowri, would you like to go first?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Thanks. Thanks for that, Tom. Ken Skates, we'll turn to you next.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Thanks you for that. Lowri.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Shall we go to you first on that?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
If we go to Mícheál first.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Thank you for that. Thanks, Carolyn. We'll move to Tom Giffard.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Carolyn, I think that your questions are to Lowri specifically, aren't they?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations
Thank you for that.
