Clerk to the Committee:

In the unavoidable absence of the Chairman, I must call for nominations for the election of a temporary Chairman.

Maria Byrne (Fine Gael)
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I nominate Deputy Hildegarde Naughton.

Clerk to the Committee:

As there are no other nominations, I call on Deputy Hildegarde Naughton to take the Chair.

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. I have received apologies from Deputy Ó Laoghaire. I propose that we deal with the housekeeping matters first and then go into public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.