The Joint Committee met at 10:10

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy Seán Conlan, Senator Mary Moran, Deputy Frank Feighan, Senator Mary M. White. Deputy Martin Ferris, Deputy Michael P. Kitt, Deputy Joe O'Reilly, Deputy Brendan Smith,

In attendance: Deputies Dessie Ellis and Tony McLoughlin, Senators Michael Comiskey and Fidelma Healy Eames, Mr. Pat Doherty, MP, and Dr. Alasdair McDonnell, MP, MLA.

DEPUTY JOE MCHUGH IN THE CHAIR.