I wish everybody a good afternoon and welcome them to our public meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputy Ó Cuív. The first item on our agenda is the minutes of the meetings held on 30 November and 14 December 2023. They have already been approved at a private meeting and need to be agreed in a public meeting too. Are they agreed? Agreed.
I remind members of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the confines of the place in which Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where they are not adhering to the constitutional requirement. Therefore, any member who attempts to participate from outside the precincts will be asked to leave the meeting.