Catherine Noone (Fine Gael)
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The same rules as in our previous session apply as regards telephones. I do not think that with these particular witnesses I need to go through the Defamation Act 2009 and the attendant privilege issues, as they are familiar with those. I welcome officials from the Departments of Education of Skills and Children and Youth Affairs, namely, Ms Olive McGovern, principal officer with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Mr. Eamonn Moran, principal officer at the curriculum and assessment policy unit; Ms Emer Egan, deputy chief inspector; Ms Amanda Geary, post-primary senior inspector; and Ms Clare Griffin, primary divisional inspector of the Department of Education and Skills. The witnesses are all very welcome. I invite Ms McGovern to make her opening statement.