Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses from the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET: Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer; Dr. Ronan Glynn, deputy chief medical officer and Professor Philip Nolan, chair of the Irish epidemiological modelling advisory group.

Before we hear the opening statements, I need to point out to witnesses that there is uncertainty as to whether parliamentary privilege will apply to their evidence if given from a location outside the parliamentary precincts of Leinster House. If, therefore, I direct them to cease giving evidence relating to a particular matter, they must respect that direction.

I call Dr. Holohan to make his opening remarks.