Is it agreed that we defer discussion on the management of severe weather events?
Business of Joint Committee.
When is our next meeting?
It will be on Tuesday, 20 April.
I suggest that this issue be the only item on the agenda of that meeting.
We shall try to accommodate that.
This matter has been deferred on two occasions. I recognise the schedule difficulties today but at this rate it will be May before we begin work on the draft report. We undertook to be at the closing stages of this by April but we are not even at first draft stage.
I support Deputy Lynch in this matter. On another matter, I requested at an earlier meeting a debate with officials from the Department on the use or non-use of electronic voting machines, what is proposed to be done with them and the costs of storing them in various locations. Can such a discussion be facilitated on the committee's agenda?
It is on the Chairman's agenda but I cannot specify when it will be taken.
That is fine, I will speak to the Chairman about it.
The joint committee adjourned at 2.25 p.m. until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 20 April 2010.