This meeting has been convened for the purposes of consideration by the committee of the Chemicals Bill 2008. I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for labour affairs, Deputy Kelleher. Apologies have been received from Deputy Clune.
Business of Select Committee.
When is the next meeting of the joint committee?
We will go through the Bill first and then come back to that question. I suggest we consider the Bill until 1 p.m. and if the debate has not been concluded by then, a further meeting will be arranged. Is that agreed? Agreed.
Before we proceed with consideration of the Bill, I propose we go into private session to discuss and note two items of correspondence which are relevant to the work of the select committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.
The select committee went into private session at 10.05 a.m. and resumed in public session at 10.10 a.m.