Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and the Minister of State. That concludes the opening statements. I propose that we start with programme A which is dealt with on page 8 of the committee secretariat's briefing document. At the start of each programme I will invite the Minister to give an overview of it. We shall then break each programme into subheads. I invite the Minister to make a short statement to give a high level overview of programme A.