Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimates for public services 2022, Vote 33, programme areas A, B, D and E, which have been referred to this committee by Dáil Éireann. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, the Minister of State, Deputy Jack Chambers, and their officials to the meeting. As the Minister and Minister of State are present, officials should not speak in public session. I also wish to advise them that the opening statements and any other documents they have submitted to the committee will be published on the committee's website after this meeting.

Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. I again remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present in the confines of Leinster House to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to attend where he or she is not adhering to the constitutional requirement. Therefore, any members who attempt to attend from outside the precincts will be asked to leave the meeting. I also remind all those joining the meeting online to ensure their mobile phones are on silent or switched off.

I invite the Minister to make her presentation.