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

We have already agreed to bring in that group. We can couple it with Chambers Ireland and hear about the procurement issues concering the saving and expenditure of money. A claim has been made that we are not getting value for money from the industry. Therefore, we need to look at that issue. We have already agreed to do this and will do so as soon as possible.

We have received correspondence, dated 16 April 2014, from Mr. Paul Maloney regarding information requested at a meeting on 23 January. The correspondence is noted.

We have received correspondence, dated 17 April 2014, from the Secretary General of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, regarding the national monument at 14-17 Moore Street. The correspondence is noted and a copy will be forwarded to Mr. Cooney. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald raised this issue and sought a meeting to discuss it. The clerk to the committee will examine how best this can be achieved. We will come back to the issue.

No. 3B.9 concerns correspondence, dated 24 April 2014, from Mr. William Treacy regarding ongoing issues with Horse Racing Ireland and the Turf Club. No. 3B.10 concerns correspondence, dated 30 April 2014, from Dore Solicitors regarding its client Mr. Frank Flannery. The correspondence will be noted and published. We have already dealt with the issue. No. 3B.11 concerns correspondence, dated 30 April 2014, from Eames Solicitors regarding its client Angela Kerins. This correspondence will also be noted and published.

In regard to correspondence relevant to today's meeting, 3C.1 is correspondence, dated 24 April 2014, from the Department of Social Protection regarding its briefing paper. No. 3C.2 concerns correspondence received on 24 April from the Department regarding its anti-fraud strategy 2014-18. No. 3C.3 concerns correspondence received on 29 April from the Department regarding its opening statement.

Reports and statements received since our meeting on 10 April are listed. They include reports from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the Commission for Aviation Regulation, Abargrove Limited, Clonmel Greyhound Racing Company and quite a few other greyhound companies. All of these accounts are to be noted.

I will move to our work programme which is on screen. The HSE has been in contact with the clerk to the committee in regard to the forthcoming report of the special administrator of the CRC. The administrator is finalising his work but is awaiting the 2013 audit prior to submission of his report to the director general of the HSE. At this stage, our scheduled meeting on 15 May will come too soon. Therefore, the meeting must be deferred until we have the report and the CRC witnesses have an opportunity to examine it in preparation for a forthcoming meeting. It is now proposed that we bring forward the meeting on matters relating to education and leave Thursday, 22 May free.