Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Members now have the option of being physically present in the committee room or may join the meeting via MS Teams from their Leinster House offices. Members may not participate in the meeting from outside the parliamentary precincts.

It is important to note that in order to participate in a division in committee, members must be physically present in the committee room. If joining on Microsoft Teams, members should please mute their microphones when not contributing and I ask that they use the raised-hand function to indicate. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that, where possible, they should not criticise nor make charges against any person, persons or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable.

This meeting has been convened in order to consider the 2024 Supplementary Estimates for Vote 30 – Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which was referred to us by the Dáil on 23 October 2024. I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, and his officials. I understand the Minister is accompanied by Mr. Gordon Conroy, assistant secretary, finance and State bodies, Ms Siobhán Dowling, principal officer, finance division and central procurement development division, and Mr. Paul McNally, assistant principal officer in the finance division. They are all very welcome.