I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Wallace, and his officials. Before proceeding to Committee Stage of the Roads (Amendment) Bill, 1997, the Committee must dispose of two brief items.
Are the minutes as circulated agreed? Agreed. As specified in the minutes and consequent on the decisions made by the Select Committee at its meeting on 2 April 1998, formal submissions were not sought on the Bill, and Committee Stage will be taken today. However, the Marino Development Action Group was invited to submit its views in writing which it has done and these have been circulated to members who undertook to take the views expressed into consideration when dealing with the Bill.