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

Are the minutes of the meeting of 6 November 2014 agreed to? Agreed.

We will deal with correspondence received since our meeting on Thursday, 6 November 2014. No. 3A is correspondence received from Accounting Officers and Ministers. We have received correspondence from Mr. Tom O'Malley, Secretary General, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, regarding a briefing on the development of greenways. The correspondence is to be noted, published and forwarded to Mr. Liam O'Malley and Mr. Michael Murphy.

No. 3A.2 is correspondence, dated 6 November 2014, from Ms Niamh O'Donoghue, Secretary General, Department of Social Protection on the insurability of employment and the insurability of couriers. The correspondence is to be noted and published.

No. 3A.3 is correspondence, dated 11 November 2014, from Mr. Denis Leamy, chief executive of Pobal, regarding the national child care investment programme 2006-10. The correspondence is to be noted and published.

No. 3A.4 is correspondence, dated 12 November 2014, received from Mr. John Tracey, chief executive of the Irish Sports Council, regarding a follow-up on correspondence received. The correspondence is to be noted and published. Part of it relates to Millstreet. We will write to ask that we be kept informed between now and the end of the year of progress made on the issue.

The next item of correspondence is dated 4 November 2014 from Deputy Mary Lou McDonald regarding Amnesty International. The correspondence is to be noted. The clerk will prepare a note on the matter and forward it to members.

No. 3B.2 is correspondence, dated 3 November 2014, received from Mr. Seán O'Callaghan, Cork County Council, on including Irish Water within the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts. The correspondence is to be noted. This is a policy matter which we will refer to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We had agreed that we would discuss the set-up costs met directly from the Exchequer. This can be done in the context of the Accounting Officers appearing before the committee in due course.

No. 3B.3 is correspondence, dated 10 November 2014, from Mr. John Wolfe regarding a fraud complaint related to a former Taoiseach not being properly investigated. The correspondence is to be noted. My understanding is that the matter was investigated and that the terms and conditions associated with the allowance were matters for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I understand there is also a note on the matter from An Garda Síochána.

No. 3B.4 is correspondence, dated 12 November 2014, received from the HSE on the possible misuse of public moneys at Positive Action. The correspondence is to be noted.