Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The first item on the agenda is a motion on the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2015. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, who has responsibility for new communities, culture and equality. I welcome Mr. Eamonn Kelly, Mr. Gabriel O'Duffy and Mr. Terry Sheridan from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and Mr. Eugene Banks from the Department of Justice and Equality. I call on the Minister of State to make his opening statement.