The Joint Committee met at 09:30

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy Dessie Ellis, Senator Terry Brennan, Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice, Senator Paschal Mooney. Deputy Tom Fleming, Deputy Brendan Griffin, Deputy Noel Harrington, Deputy Michael McCarthy, Deputy Helen McEntee, Deputy Michael Moynihan, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan,

In attendance: Deputies Michael Healy-Rae, Martin Heydon, Michael McNamara, Denis Naughten and Brian Stanley.

DEPUTY JOHN O'MAHONY IN THE CHAIR.

The joint committee met in private session until 9.50 a.m.