Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Committee on Public Petitions
Election of Acting Chairman
Clerk to the Committee:
I call the meeting to order. We have the required four members present, including at least one from each House. Therefore, we can commence the meeting. The Chairman has given notice that he will be unavoidably absent from the meeting. According to Standing Orders, the committee must proceed at once to elect one of its members to act as Chairman. I invite nominations for the position of Acting Chairman.
Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose Senator Lynn Ruane.
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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I second that.
Lynn Ruane (Independent)
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Apologies have been received from Deputies Pat Buckley, Martin Heydon, Dara Murphy, Sean Sherlock, Brendan Ryan and Eugene Murphy and Senator Jerry Buttimer. I advise members to turn off their mobile telephones or switch them to flight mode, as they interfere with the sound system and interfere with the broadcasting of the meeting. In accordance with standard procedures agreed by the Committee on Procedure for paperless committees, all documentation for the meeting has been circulated to members on the document database.
I propose that we go into private session to deal with some matters before returning to public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.