Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will open the floor to members in order that they might pose questions. I wish to offer a short explanation to those who are not official members of the committee. Our usual order is to begin with the party spokespersons - those from Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin, the Technical Group, the Government parties - and then move to individual Deputies and Senators in the order in which they indicate a desire to contribute. We also have a rule to the effect that non-members of the committee may contribute when all official members have done so. I say this just in case people are wondering about the criteria I will employ when calling on members to contribute.