I remind members to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off. Apologies have been received from Senator Malcolm Byrne. I welcome everyone to today's meeting. In regard to correspondence to be considered, we have the IBEC unified patent report submitted on 15 November; Senator Lombard's correspondence on VAT rules post-1 July, submitted on 17 November; executive committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly, deferral of invites to the new year, submitted on 18 November; and the House of Lords Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, letter to Lord Jay on medicines in Northern Ireland, submitted on 19 November. Is the correspondence agreed? Agreed.
Are the minutes of the public session on 15 November with the European Commission Vice-President agreed? Agreed.