This meeting has been convened for the purpose of the consideration by the committee of two motions, EUTELSAT and the European Radiocommunications Office, referred from the Dáil. We will suspend for two minutes to allow the Minister and his officials come in.
Business of Select Committee.
How long is the meeting expected to last, Chairman?
The two motions should not take more than an hour.
Would they even take that long? Could the meeting be over before 10.30 a.m.?
Absolutely. We will then suspend until 2.30 p.m. when we will take the Bill. We will suspend now and ask the Minister to come in.
Sitting suspended at 10.06 a.m. and resumed at 10.09 a.m.