Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Mackerel Quota Allocation: Iasc Mara Teoranta

4:00 pm

Photo of Pat DeeringPat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I remind members and delegates to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completely as they interfere with the broadcasting and transmission and of the proceedings.

From Iasc Mara Teoranta I welcome Mr. Cathal Gronnell, manager; Mr. Tom Kane, sales director, and Mr. Don Hoctor, financial controller, to discuss issues related to mackerel quota allocations.

Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to do so, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only evidence connected with the subject matter of these proceedings is to be given and asked to respect the parliamentary practice to the effect that, where possible, they should not criticise or make charges against any person or an entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable.

Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official, either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable.

I invite Mr. Groonell to make his opening statement, following which members will ask questions.

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