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

We have pencilled in those two meetings for the new year, should we still be here.

Deputy Mary Lou McDonald is late but has asked that attention be drawn to the fact that we have not received a response from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in respect of Mr. Douglas Fannin. Members will note the State’s attempted prosecution of the individual in question collapsed over two years ago. In that case, Judge Reynolds was highly critical of the actions of the State. Mr. Fannin left the courtroom with his integrity intact. At this stage, we have had an ongoing discussion with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on this matter. We have failed to get a satisfactory conclusion to some of those matters.

I will ask the clerk to remind the Department of the fact that we are still awaiting that response and bring Mr. Douglas Fannin’s case to the attention of the Department again. We have no work programme for 17 December 2015. We might be able to find half an hour on that date for the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to come in and answer those questions.

Is the work programme agreed? Agreed.

Is there any other business?