Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 12 July 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)
1:30 pm
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source
Apologies for the delay. This is the sixth and final delegate to come before the committee today. I welcome Dr. Roderick O'Gorman from the School of Law and Government on behalf of Dublin City University.
Before we begin, please note that witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence. However, if they are directed by the joint committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege. Witnesses are directed to restrict their evidence to the subject matter of these proceedings and to respect the parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against a person, persons or an entity. They are asked to read the document that has been circulated to them on privilege. I remind Dr. O'Gorman not to read his opening statement, as it has been circulated to members and we will take it as read.
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