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

In accordance with Standing Order 92(2), Deputy Clare Daly will substitute for Deputy Tom Fleming. The meeting has been convened to consider the State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014. The purpose of the Bill is to establish, under the Companies Acts, a commercial State company to be known as Shannon Group plc and to transfer from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to this company ownership of Shannon Airport Authority and Shannon Free Airport Development Company, now known as Shannon Development. I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, and his officials to the meeting.

Amendments Nos. 3 to 9, inclusive, are grouped, and amendment No. 2 has been ruled out of order.