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

Item 3A.7 is correspondence, dated 27 May 2015, from Ms Eileen Creedon, Chief State Solicitor, regarding legal costs borne by the State in prosecutions on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is to be noted and published. This correspondence is relevant to our meeting of 18 June 2015.

Item 3B concerns individual correspondence. Item 3B.1 is correspondence, dated 1 May 2015, from Deputy Sean Fleming regarding wards of court. This is to be noted. We will consider this matter in the context of our upcoming report on wards of court.

It was interesting to hear on the radio this morning that they gave a complete breakdown of their activity and investments. They gave lots of information on the radio, yet they could not give it to the Committee of Public Accounts. It was an interesting intervention at this point. I am sure there was a press release with it, so we must get that and include it in our consideration when they attend. It is funny how organisations like that get up to speed when they are mentioned at this committee. They then head off to the radio to ensure they bypass the committee.