Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask members to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off so that they do not interfere with the broadcasting of our proceedings. I thank members for their co-operation in rearranging our meeting times. This meeting has been convened to take Committee Stage of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 and I propose that we sit until 10 p.m. tonight. Is that agreed? Agreed. I welcome the Minister for Health and his officials and invite him to make his opening remarks.