Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of today's meeting is the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024. The meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024. I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, and his officials, Mr. David O'Loughlin, legal services, Ms Ruth Kinehan, assistant principal, appeals office, and Ms Lynda O’Regan, director of agriculture appeals. We will now proceed to consideration of the Bill. I invite the Minister to make an opening statement.