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

No. 3A.2 is correspondence, dated 15 October 2014, from Mr. Ray Mitchell regarding issues raised at a meeting in June 2014 on procurement. It is to be noted and published.

No. 3A.3 is correspondence, dated 17 October 2014, from Mr. Tom O'Mahony, Secretary General of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It is a follow up to our meeting with the Irish Sports Council and is to be noted and published.

No. 3A.4 is correspondence, dated 17 October 2014, from Mr. Kieran Timmins, chairman of the board of governors of the Central Remedial Clinic, CRC. It s a follow up to our meeting with the CRC in July 2014 and is to be noted and published.

No. 3B.1 is correspondence, dated 15 October 2014, from L. Ryan re second level school for Traveller students only. That matter is to be sent to the Department of Education and Skills for a note. When we receive that note, we can comment on it further.

No. 3B.2 is correspondence received from Mr. Joe Hamill, Secretary General of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht re funding at Pointe Pier, Connemara, County Galway. It is to be noted.

No. 3B.3 is correspondence received from an anonymous source re corruption and cover up in the Health Service Executive, HSE, County Meath. This is to be noted and forwarded to the HSE for a note on the issues raised.

No. 3B.4 is correspondence received from Mr. Sean Martin re Mater hospital debt collection. It is to be noted and forwarded to the Department of Health and the Mater hospital for a note on the serious issues raised.

No. 3B.5 is correspondence received from Mr. William Treacy re wrongdoing in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is to be noted.

No. 3B.6 is correspondence received from Brendan T. Muldowney & Co. Solicitors reporting to the committee. This relates to the special investigation unit and the fact that this person is now anxious to come forward and speak to the committee regarding the costs and so forth. It is an issue I raised last week. Perhaps we could list the names of individuals who have asked to appear before the Committee of Public Accounts to raise certain issues, and we can decide on it later when we see the extent of their interest. It is something the committee would be interested in because it is taxpayers' money and it is very hard to get a handle on how much was spent in respect of these matters, particularly when the court cases were stood down or the charges were dropped. A considerable amount of money had been spent in one case over ten years. We will gather the information, bring it to the next meeting of the committee and perhaps decide on a date for a hearing with these individuals.

No. 3C is correspondence relevant to today's meeting. No. 3C.1 is correspondence received on 20 October 2014 from Mr. John Pollock, project director of the national paediatric hospital, regarding the briefing material. It is to be noted and published.

No. 3C.2 is correspondence received on 21 October 2014 from the national paediatric hospital, the opening statement. It is to be noted and published.

No. 4 is reports and statements received since our last meeting in October. There are two. One is the Higher Education Authority financial statements 2013.

Attention is drawn to the existence of pension control funds in five universities which are held for disposal at the direction of the Health Service Executive. The accumulated funds stood at €125 million at 30 September 2013 and €94 million in 2012. Do any issues of significance arise in this regard?