Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would not have thought so. It is just the greyhound board resuming the discussion. We can follow up items by way of subsequent requests afterwards.

Correspondence item 497B, dated 16 May 2017 from Bord na gCon, provides follow-up information from our meeting two weeks ago on pensions, employment details, Harold’s Cross stadium, the marketing strategy and a note on the organisation review. We note and publish this and will discuss it with them shortly.

Category C is individual correspondence from persons, not Government Departments. No. 476C is correspondence dated 9 May 2017 from the UK Public Accounts Committee Network, informing us that the conference to be held in June has now been postponed until September.

We will note that.

Nos. 478C(i) and (ii) are correspondence received from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with a holding answer on a reply regarding the wards of court issue sent to it for a response. We are still waiting for that and will note that.

Nos. 479C and 486C are correspondence dated 12 May 2017 received from an individual regarding the evidence given by the former president of the University of Limerick. As an independent review has begun, I suggest we seek permission from this individual to send this letter, along with a copy of the transcript mentioned, to Professor Richard Thorn, who is leading the investigation. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Nos. 482C(i) and (ii) are correspondence dated 18 April 2017 from an individual wishing to remain anonymous regarding the inability of the HEA to carry out its functions. I think the matters raised deserve some consideration by members when considering matters related to the third-level sector. We will come back to complete our consideration of the third-level sector so we will note it and hold it over for exercise.

No. 483C is correspondence dated 9 May 2017 from Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General, Department of Health, in reply to the committee seeking information on Novartis. I suggest that we note this correspondence and forward a copy to the original correspondent who wrote to us.

As for Nos. 484C(i) to (iii), inclusive, 485C, 490C and 491C, this is correspondence received from Deputies Alan Kelly, Catherine Murphy, David Cullinane and Mary Lou McDonald and myself, respectively, with recommendations for the committee on potential witnesses and how to structure the forthcoming examination into the Garda College in Templemore. We will discuss this in private session before we go into public session.

Nos. 488C(i) and (ii) are correspondence dated 12 May 2017 from NAMA in reply to correspondence regarding the sale of the Savarin portfolio in the Czech Republic. We will note this response and forward a copy to the original correspondent. Is that agreed? Agreed.

No. 492C is correspondence dated 11 May from George O'Callaghan, chief executive officer, the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, ETB. The correspondence is a reply to the committee on the late presentation of accounts of the ETB. Can we see that on the screen? It is saying it expects to have its 2016 accounts submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General by September 2017. The 2017 accounts will be submitted in the first quarter of 2018. That seems reasonable. There is background information regarding the difficulties but at this point, we just want to make sure it gets up to speed now. It seems to be but we will check that as time rolls on. It is a reasonable response.

The next item concerns Nos. 493C(i) to (iii), inclusive, correspondence dated 5 May 2017 from Patricia Quinn, managing director of Benefacts, with a copy of its annual report and a report on non-profit sector analysis. The report is very interesting and I suggest that all members give some time to read it.

No. 495C is correspondence dated 15 May 2017 from Deputy Alan Kelly. This is an email containing a reply from the Tánaiste's office on a matter raised in the Dáil by Deputy Kelly on the finances in the Garda College and related matters. We will discuss that shortly when we discuss the issue relating to the Templemore issue.

No. 498C is correspondence dated 16 May 2017 from Deputy Alan Farrell stating that he wishes to discuss the Department of Defence's disposal of the naval vessel, the LE Aisling. Deputy Farrell is not here so we will hold it over. Obviously, we will want to get information from the Department. In the absence of Deputy Farrell, we might agree on his behalf because we know what he is looking for, which is to write to the Department for a full briefing on the matter. His letter is on the record.