Apologies have been received from Senator David Norris. I remind members and visitors in the Public Gallery to ensure that their mobile telephones and BlackBerries are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they cause interference, even on silent mode, with the recording equipment in the committee rooms.

The minutes of the meeting of 3 September have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. There are two items of EU scrutiny concerning decisions taken by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Scrutiny on 3 and 22 September 2009. It is proposed that these be noted. Is that agreed? Agreed.