David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are done with this Revised Estimate. We will now move to Votes 27 and 28, and the proposed format is that we will deal with Votes 27 and 28 in the context of the relevant programmes relating to them. At the outset, I will invite the Minister to give an overview on Votes 27 and 28 and to outline any pressures or lags that will impact on his Department’s performance or expenditure for the remainder of 2022. I will then open the floor to questions from members of committee in respect of each of the programmes. Again, I ask members to put their questions on the specific programmes in order that we may progress in an orderly and efficient manner. I also ask that members and the Minister be conscious of the time constraints. The Minister can make his opening statement.