Tim Lombard (Fine Gael)
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In the majority of cases, witnesses would not leave the committee room when there is a vote but, unfortunately, the Minister of State was voting and was not paired, so we had to suspend. A Senator usually takes on the role of Chair in such circumstances to allow us to continue. Unfortunately, the Minister of State was not paired, although that is not a material issue. Members of the committee have views to air and we need to work through them. We will work through for as long as we can. I cannot force the Minister of State to stay, but we may have to suspend and come back on another day. I might ask the Minster of State to come back to finish-----