Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We received this last week and it is part of our report. It is just clarifying information. We will note that. We have already examined that in our report.

No. 308B 1-3 is correspondence dated 17 February 2017 from Maurice Quinn, Secretary General at the Department of Defence. This is in follow-up to the appearance of the Department before the committee on 26 January and its subsequent request for information. We might hold this over until next week. I have not had an opportunity to study it and I would like to do so. We will hold it over to next week. It will be on next week's correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Category C correspondence is regarding private individuals. No. 299C is correspondence dated 10 February 2017 received from an individual in respect of the North Meath Community Development Association. This matter is being dealt with in the Department and we await a response from the Minister. When we receive that we will advance it further. We will note that.

No. 304C is correspondence received from an individual alleging misconduct by members of An Garda Síochána and a waste of public money by gardaí, the Judiciary and State-paid solicitors in another Department. I propose that the Clerk to the Committee advise the person to take the matter up with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in the first instance. If there is alleged corruption in the Garda or use of resources to intimidate then that may be investigated. Is it agreed that we tell the individual, if he has a complaint against the gardaí, to take it to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission? Agreed.

No. 305C is correspondence dated 13 February 2017 from an individual following correspondence from the committee. While the individual may feel that the committee is dismissing his correspondence by contacting the Arts Council for an explanation, it is normal procedure for the secretariat to contact the relevant body. We considered this individual's correspondence at some length quite recently. We will write back to the individual and state that we are noting his correspondence and we now consider the case closed. Is that agreed? Agreed.

No. 306C is correspondence dated 13 February 2017 from the social care division of the HSE in follow-up to correspondence to the committee received regarding Nua Healthcare. Does Deputy Cullinane want to comment on this? Should we forward it to Nua Healthcare or does he want to come back to it next week?