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

No apologies have been received except Deputy Farrell said that he might be late arriving.

The purpose of the meeting is to consider a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 861/2007 of the European Parliament and the Council, of 11 July 2007, establishing a European Small Claims Procedure and Regulation (EC) No. 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 12 December 2006, creating a European order for payment procedure. A briefing note has been circulated to members.

I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, and his officials to the meeting who will assist the committee in its consideration of the matter. I ask everybody to please turn off all mobile phones. I ask for them to be switched completely off as it is unsatisfactory to have them on silent mode.

I invite the Minister to brief the committee on the motion and it will be followed by a question and answer session.