Before we commence, I want to recall, as I said at our last meeting, that this Committee is obliged by Standing Orders to follow the same procedure as is followed on the Committee Stage of a Bill in the Dáil. We must now proceed to consider this Bill, section by section, as in the Dáil. The amendments which have been circulated will be taken, in turn, at the appropriate points. At its last meeting, the Committee decided that amendments which members may wish to propose as a result of our discussions on the Bill here should be recommitted to this Committee. To meet the wishes of the Committee on this matter, and to comply with Standing Orders, it will be necessary for the Minister in due course to move formally in the Dáil for the recommittal of such amendments.
I understand the Minister wants to keep an urgent appointment before lunch and has requested that we adjourn at 12.30 p.m.
