John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State and wish him well following his reappointment as a Minister of State. I thank his officials for making contact with me to brief me on the Bill. There are 20 amendments to the National Shared Services Office Bill 2016 and I propose that we go directly to those amendments. I remind Members before we start to please turn off their mobile phones. If we have not concluded by 12.45 p.m., we will have to adjourn the meeting because votes will probably be taken in the Lower House at that stage.