John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is that agreed? Agreed. Let them flog a dead horse.

No. 3D is documents relating to today's meeting. No. 3D.1 is correspondence received on 1 October 2012 from the Higher Education Authority, HEA. It is a briefing paper on Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General. This is to be noted and published.

No. 3D.2 is correspondence received on 1 October 2012 from the Higher Education Authority. It is a briefing paper on HEA annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011. It is to be noted and published.

No. 3D.3 is correspondence received on 2 October 2012 from Mr Tom Boland, chief executive, Higher Education Authority. It is the opening statement and is to be noted and published.

No. 4 pertains to reports, statements and accounts received since the meeting of 27 September 2012.

No. 4.1 is finance accounts, audited financial statements of the Exchequer for the financial year 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011. This is to be noted.

No. 5 is the work programme. This will be subject to change as members are dealing with public sector allowances. As we agreed, one schedule of meetings may have an impact on these and we must determine how we deal with it.