Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Members are all very welcome to the meeting. We have received no apologies. As we return to participating at committee meetings in person, I ask members and all in attendance to exercise personal responsibility in protecting themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. They are strongly advised to leave at least one vacant seat between themselves and others attending and to practise good personal hygiene. They should always maintain an appropriate level of social distancing during and after meetings. Masks should be worn at all times during meetings except when speaking. I ask for the full co-operation of members on this. I apologise for the late start; I was expecting to see everybody in the room. Some members are in the room and the rest are participating remotely.

The first item of business is the minutes of our meetings of 29 June, 1 July, 6 July, 8 July and 13 July. These have been circulated to members. Do members wish to raise any matter in the minutes? Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, the minutes will be published on the committee's webpage.

A total of 58 sets of financial statements and accounts were laid before the Dáil between 5 July and 17 September. These should be appearing on the screens now. I will ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to address the accounts and statements before opening to the floor.