JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 28 Apr 2010

Business of Joint Committee.

Vice Chairman

The minutes of the meeting of 31 March have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed.

We have received a letter from Deputy O'Hanlon, expressing a concern shared by many rural Deputies about the tolerance levels in drawing constituency boundaries. We will note this correspondence and ask Deputy O'Hanlon to deal with the issue as part of his submission. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Deputy Jimmy Devins

In deference to my three colleagues, I am a member of the Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. If I flit in and out of this meeting, Members should not take it personally.

Deputy Denis Naughten

Maybe they should.

Deputy Jimmy Devins

Members should not listen to the Opposition.

Vice Chairman

We will allow Deputy Devins to communicate his views from near or far.