Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I remind members and those in the Visitors Gallery to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when left in silent mode.

As we will hold a private meeting next week to discuss our work programme up to the recess in December, as well as other matters, I propose that we defer our private session until then. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The purpose of today's meeting is to engage with the Minister in a review of Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for the year ending 31 December 2014. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, and the Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with responsibility for skills, research and innovation, Deputy Damien English. It is a special welcome for Deputy English as he is attending the meeting in a different capacity today.