Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are dealing with Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. We are again joined by Mr. John McCarthy, Secretary General, and officials from his Department, namely, Ms Maria Graham, Ms Mary Hurley, Mr. David Walsh, Mr. Maurice Coughlan, Ms Nina Murray, Ms Theresa Donohue, Ms Janet Jacobs. We are joined from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform by Ms Patricia Coleman.

Because of the late hour and that the opening statements submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General and Mr. McCarthy have been circulated, we will take them as read, note and publish them. We will proceed to the first speaker, Deputy Alan Farrell who will be followed by Deputies Peter Burke, Jonathan O'Brien and Catherine Murphy in that order.