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

As we have a quorum the meeting is in public session. This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]. Apologies have been received from Deputy Corcoran Kennedy. I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the meeting. I ask everybody to ensure their mobile phones are turned off.