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Committee on Public Petitions debate -
Thursday, 7 Jul 2022

Business of Committee

I welcome everyone. We have members present in the room. Apologies have been received from Deputies O'Donoghue and Devlin.

The Ceann Comhairle, Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl, and the Cathaoirleach, Senator Mark Daly, have published a Covid-19 code of conduct for the parliamentary community from March 2022. Face masks should continue to be worn when people are moving around the campus and during the meeting except when speaking. This will help to reduce the risk of Covid-19 spreading among the parliamentary community.

I propose that we approve the minutes of the private and public meetings held on 22 and 23 June 2022. The minutes have already been approved at a virtual private meeting. We must do this for procedural reasons. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the place in which Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit members to participate where they are not adhering to this constitutional requirement. Therefore, any member who attempts to participate from outside the precincts will be asked to leave the meeting.

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