Chairman: The main item on the agenda is a discussion of the heads of the Bill on the plain packaging of tobacco products in Ireland. As members are aware, the general scheme of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013 was referred to the joint committee shortly before Christmas for its consideration. The Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, and the chief medical officer made a presentation to the committee by way of an introduction to this important Bill. This is the first of a series of meetings we will be convening in the coming weeks to consider the heads of the Bill. Today we will be hearing about the potential effects of the legislation on areas such as counterfeiting, smuggling, criminal activity and enforcement. In this regard, I welcome from An Garda Síochána the assistant commissioner, Mr. Derek Byrne, national support service; Detective Chief Superintendent Eugene Corcoran, chief bureau officer, Criminal Assets Bureau; and Detective Chief Superintendent Patrick Kennedy, National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. I welcome from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners Mr. Gerard Moran, assistant secretary, indirect tax division; Ms Emma Clutterbuck, principal officer, excise branch, indirect tax division; and Mr. Michael Gilligan, principal officer, investigations branch. I welcome from the National Office of Tobacco Control of the Health Service Executive Mr. Gavin Maguire, assistant national director, environmental health and emergency planning; and Ms Laura Garvey, environment officer, National Office of Tobacco Control. I thank everybody for being present. This is very important legislation, on which we will be hearing in the coming weeks from a wide cross-section of those involved.