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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Was there anything else in the final minute that either of you wanted to add that you feel that we haven't covered? There will be a few questions that we will be sending to you in written form, if that's all right, but if there was anything urgent that you…
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
So, we are one minute ahead of time.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Okay. Lovely, okay.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Okay? Diolch. Clare, was there anything that you wanted to add, finally, on that?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Thank you so much. We have three minutes left, but there is one crucial question that we wanted to ask, and over to Carolyn for that. Thank you very much for everything you've said so far.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Diolch. Alun, was there anything further that you wanted to ask?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
We'll come back to you, Alun. Carolyn, for a supplementary.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Okay. Thank you for that. We'll turn to Alun Davies.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Great, thanks, Tom. We'll go to Heledd Fychan.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Tom, was there anything else that you wanted to ask? Are you happy for us—?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Thanks for that.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Great—a connection between the ancient and modern there again.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
That's great to hear. Diolch yn fawr iawn—thank you so much. Clare, you wanted to come in on Tom's question.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Just smiling.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Thank you. Alun, were you indicating that you wanted to come in there?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
So, could Christopher—?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Great—diolch yn fawr. Thank you so much. We'll move on to Tom Giffard, who may delve a little more deeply into this. Tom.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Thank you so much, Christopher. And Clare, is there anything that you'd like to add that—well, about the CHERISH project?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Well, it's a pleasure to have the two of you with us. Can I start by asking: could you tell us a little bit about the work of your project, and of course the Ancient Connections project as well, and how that contributes, do you think, to Wales-Ireland…
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Oh, fantastic. That's wonderful. Thank you so much, Christopher. And Clare, could I ask you to introduce yourself, please?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
I'm going to ask our witnesses to introduce themselves for the record. I'll go to Christopher first.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project
Welcome back. We move on now to the next item, which is Wales-Ireland relations; it's our current inquiry, of course. We have an evidence session now with the CHERISH project. This is a project looking at climate, heritage and environments of reefs, islands…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4 and 5 of the meeting
But, in the meantime, I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for items 4 and 5. Okay. We'll wait to hear that we're in private session.
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Papers to note
So, we'll move on to item 2, which is papers to note. There are four papers: safeguarding national collections is the first; the impact of increasing costs is the second; then we have Welsh Government's international relations, which is the third; and then…
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Okay. Thanks for that, Heledd. Do any other Members have any declarations of interest to make? I don't see that there are any.
