Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

One more item, under any other business. When the Commissioner for Aviation Regulation appeared before the committee, there was an issue related to the pension scheme. It was a small issue but there has since been correspondence between the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform about signing off on the pension scheme. The issue arose in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and I asked about it. From the correspondence, it appears the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform sees it as an issue for the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, while the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport sees it as an issue for Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and, as a result, there is a logjam. Could we write to both organisations and ask for a timescale for getting this sorted out? This going back and forth is nonsense.