Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I welcome the Minister and his officials and I thank them for appearing. The Minister will brief the committee on two items, the agenda for the Agriculture and Fisheries Council next week and his views on the sub-committee on fisheries report on promoting sustainable rural coastal and island communities. The Minister has an hour and three quarters and I will try to divide the time equally between both items.

Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable.

I call the Minister to make his presentation.