The Joint Committee met at 11:30

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy James Bannon, Senator Jim D'Arcy, Deputy Ray Butler, Senator Marie Moloney, Deputy Joan Collins, Senator Averil Power. Deputy Clare Daly, Deputy Brendan Griffin, Deputy Derek Keating, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, Deputy Brendan Ryan,

In attendance: Deputy John O'Mahony and Senators Jimmy Harte and Mary Moran.

DEPUTY JOANNA TUFFY IN THE CHAIR.