I have received apologies from Deputies Munster and Mattie McGrath.
Today's meeting of the select committee has been convened for consideration of two items: first, the Supplementary Estimate for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Vote 33, programme areas A, B, D and E; and second, Committee Stage consideration of the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022. We will, first, consider the Supplementary Estimate and following consideration of same, it is proposed we will suspend briefly for five minutes before proceeding to our consideration of the Bill.