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

There may be separate entities within HSBC, but before getting into that, we should write to Mr. Duffy again and to the individual who appeared before the Public Accounts Committee in the UK and ask if someone can be briefed who can assist us with our efforts with the Revenue Commissioners. That would be helpful. A representative should be here.

The next item, No. 3A, is correspondence from Accounting Officers or Ministers. No. 3A.1 is correspondence, dated 4 March 2015, from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. It is a follow-up from our meeting of 5 February 2015 and is to be noted and published. This correspondence was received yesterday but, as it relates to issues that may arise at today’s meeting, it is included in today’s correspondence. We can use the correspondence to raise the issue in a later session with the Department.

We also have individual correspondence received since the meeting of Thursday, 26 February 2015, the first being correspondence from Mr. William Treacy regarding ongoing issues with Horse Racing Ireland, the second from Mr. Mairtin O’Riordain, Gaelscoil Charraig na Siuire, regarding costs of rents, which is to be noted, published and forwarded to the Department of Education and Skills for a note on the matters raised. We will indicate that to the writer.

No. 3B.3 is correspondence, dated 19 February, received from the Office of the Commissioner for An Garda Síochána, regarding St. Paul's Garda Medical Aid Society, to be noted and published. A copy will be forwarded to Mr. Michael Keane. It is noted that previous correspondence from Mr. Keane was up on our website. Having discussed it, and the Garda Síochána having reached its conclusion, we can take it down as a public document.

No. 3B.4 is correspondence received from Mr. Eamonn Howard regarding Howth Fisheries Centre. This is to be noted and we will include the issue in our upcoming report. We are awaiting a reply from the Department on the extent of vacant properties, and a reminder should issue to the Department as it is holding up our report. Given what we saw in Howth and reports from our last committee meeting, we must highlight this and get a response from the Department. I would have expected greater efficiency in reply from the Department. We should remind it that it is holding up the work of the Committee of Public Accounts and it is not right that the Department should do so. We must get the information together. Otherwise, we can have a further hearing on the matter and members would not mind sitting on a Tuesday to have the hearing. We will be further delayed by this Department and we should not stand for these delays any longer.

No. 3B.5 is correspondence, dated 23 February 2015, received from Mr. Aidan Horan regarding access to NAMA contracts. This is to be noted and forwarded to NAMA for a note on the matters raised. Is this the big briefing document we received from an individual?