As the Chair and the Vice Chair are unavoidably absent, the first matter today is the election of a temporary Chair. I now invite nominations for this role.
Business of Committee
Clerk to the Committee
I nominate Deputy Pat Buckley.
Clerk to the Committee
Is that agreed? Agreed. As there are no other nominations, I declare Deputy Pat Buckley temporary Chair of the committee and call on him to take the Chair.
Deputy Pat Buckley took the Chair.
I propose to suspend the meeting temporarily to allow our witnesses take their seats.
Sitting suspended at 1.42 p.m. and resumed at 1.44 p.m.