Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Hession. I want to apologise to the public and the members of the committee for the truncated time that has been made available to consider the general scheme of this particular Bill.

I thank Mr. Hession and his team in the Department for their engagement with our officials in trying to facilitate, insofar as was possible, some type of a productive engagement with the public on the provisions in this. I understand that we have received a number of public submissions on it. I thank Mr. Hession and his officials for engaging with the committee on that.

I now open up for questions.