Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to strike a positive note. Yesterday, it seemed as though the witnesses were not going to come in; today they are here. I welcome them. I propose that we start our meeting. If any member wants us to seek an extension of the committee's business for one further meeting to go through all the issues members may not believe they have the time to raise now and to question the witnesses, I think that would meet everyone's wishes. I am quite sure that the Houses of the Oireachtas, the committee or whoever else making a decision on this would consent to that. We should go ahead and get the business done.