Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome members and the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, and his officials.

The purpose of the first part of today's meeting is to consider a Supplementary Estimate for 2019 in respect of Vote 20 on the Garda Síochána and Vote 22 on the Department of Justice and Equality. Before beginning I remind members of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against either a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, may now make his opening statement.