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

To add to that, because it is to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, it does not say much about its attitude towards reform and the importance of dealing with such issues.

The third piece of correspondence is from Mr. Kieran Byrne, which we will circulate because it has just come in, formerly of Waterford Institute of Technology, WIT, responding to issues raised at the last appearance of the Higher Education Authority, HEA. That will be circulated, and we will note it and publish it.

The next business for today is the HSE report. We will call in the witnesses.