David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We welcome the Minister of State and her officials to the meeting. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the motions re the proposal that Dáil and Seanad Éireann approve the exercise by the State of the option to accept readmission agreements between the European Community and the Russian Federation, Georgia, Bosnia, Slovenia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, China, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Moldova, Montenegro and Pakistan. Briefings have been circulated to members.

The formula for today's meeting is that there will be a briefing from the Minister of State followed by a question and answer session. I invite the Minister of State to brief the committee on the motions.