I ask the Minister to lead.

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I will check with the clerk to see if it is going around. It should be circulated. We can take a second.

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I am sorry, Deputy Connolly. It is just not here yet. Will we go ahead?

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Yes, I am told we are getting it. It is just not here.

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I am told it is coming but it is just not here at this precise moment.

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I understand Deputy McDonald is not happy to go ahead without a copy of the Minister's statement.

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I am informed by the clerk that there is no provision to stop the debate. We do not know how long it will be before the copies of the statement get here. The debate must conclude at 12 noon. I am in the Deputies' hands.

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I am told that copies of the speech are on the way. I have no problem waiting but it could take 15 or 20 minutes. I am told by the clerk that we do not know how long the wait will be.

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I propose that we go ahead and allow the Minister to speak-----

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-----noting the absence of the script, copies of which will be circulated as soon as they get here. Is that agreed? Agreed. I invite the Minister to make her opening statement.

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Before we continue, I would just like to point out that utterances relating to the integrity or professional competency of the chairperson of the commission should not be made. I believe Sinn Féin is splitting its time – 25 minutes divided by five.

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We have just ten minutes left before the debate is adjourned. Deputy O'Connell has 15 minutes and she may use the other five minutes when the debate resumes.

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