Clerk to the Committee:

The first matter today is the election of a temporary chairman. I now invite nominations for the position of temporary Chairman.

James Reilly (Fine Gael)
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I nominate Senator Humphreys.

Aidan Davitt (Fianna Fail)
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I second the nomination.

Clerk to the Committee:

As there are no other nominations, I declare Senator Humphreys temporary Chairman of the committee and call on him to take the Chair.