Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I welcome Ms Anne Vaughan, deputy secretary general, Mr. John McKeon, assistant secretary general, and Mr. Paul Carroll, principal officer, from the Department of Social Protection, who are here to discuss the Department's Pathways to Work 2013 report, other job creation initiatives and the progress made in the past year. I thank them for appearing before this committee.

By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. As everybody present is familiar with the rules of privilege, I will take it as read. I ask Ms Vaughan to make her presentation.