Mr. Garrett Blaney:

I thank the Cathaoirleach and other members of the joint committee. We very much welcome this discussion about safety. Increasing public awareness of safety issues is to be welcomed by us as the safety regulator. I will now hand over to my colleague, Dr. Paul McGowan, who is the lead commissioner in the area of safety. Together with him and the director of safety, Ms Sheenagh Rooney, we will make a presentation. We will also talk through the background to the schemes and some of the issues that have arisen.