Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I inform members that this meeting is being carried live on Virgin Media channel 207, eir Vision channel 504 and Sky channel 574.

Apologies have been received from Deputy Dara Calleary.

As we have a very busy schedule, we will deal with housekeeping matters following the appearance of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, and the speakers on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP.

Is this agreed? Agreed.

I remind members and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when in silent mode. I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and his official to the meeting and thank him for coming before the committee today to discuss the referral motion regarding the Companies Act 2014 (Section 1313) Regulations 2016.

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 House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.