The Committee of Selection reports that it has nominated the following Members to serve on the Committee on Procedure and Privileges: Deputies Theresa Ahearn, Seán Barrett, Michael Bell, Séamus Brennan (Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach), John Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny), Ivor Callely, Donal Carey, Charles Flanagan, Tony Gregory, Jim Higgins, Brendan Howlin, Cecilia Keaveney, Tony Killeen, Brian Lenihan, Desmond J. O'Malley, Dick Roche and Brendan Smith.
I want to give an undertaking to Democratic Left, the Green Party and others in the House that the Independent position on this committee is being filled by Deputy Gregory merely to enable it to commence its work. As soon as procedures are agreed to receive a nominee from those groups and the Independents, the position will be filled in that way.
I move: "That the report be laid before the Dáil."