Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Item No. 1 on the agenda is consideration of the Revised Estimate for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport for 2014 - Vote 31 - which the Dáil ordered be referred to this committee for consideration. I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, and his officials, Mr. Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin, Ms Doreen Keaney, Mr. Dominic Mullaney, Mr. Chris Reynolds, Irish Coast Guard, and Ms Kathleen Morrissey. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the Revised Estimate and the supplementary performance information on the outputs and impacts of programme expenditure. A draft timetable for the meeting has been circulated. Is it agreed to? Agreed. Briefing material giving details of the Revised Estimate was circulated. I now ask the Minister to make his opening statement.