Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely. We will ask the OPW to formally keep us informed of developments on this issue because there is some €140 million of taxpayer's money involved, so we are entitled to watch this space. That is agreed.

The next item is No. 624C, correspondence received from an individual on 19 June 2017. This correspondence is addressed to the chief superintendent at the Bridewell Garda station and alleges treason by judges and contempt of the High Court by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. It has been copied to us and we have not been asked to do anything. We acknowledge that we have received it.

The next item is No. 625C, correspondence dated 20 June from an individual making an observation about the meeting on 20 June with An Garda Síochána. I assume this is an observation from a member of the public on our public meeting. We will note it and take it into account.

The next item is No. 626C, correspondence received from an individual on 22 June refuting information provided by the University of Limerick on 18 April 2017. I propose we forward a copy of this to Dr. Richard Thorn, who is carrying out the review, subject to the correspondent's approval. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The next item is No. 627C, correspondence dated 22 June 2017 from the chairman of a company in the Czech Republic. This correspondence alleges that NAMA failed in its duty to achieve the best achievable financial return for the State by dealing expeditiously with the Savarin loan portfolio owned by Welwyn in order to expedite the matter. We received this complaint and wrote to NAMA, which has given us a detailed response, about it. We sent it back to the company involved which is writing again to us. We do not normally do this. However, in order to be practical and expedite the matter on behalf of the correspondents, I propose that we refer this to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, which is scheduled to meet representatives from NAMA on 13 July. Those representatives are not scheduled to come before our committee for some time. They will be before the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach in two weeks' time so we will ask the latter to follow up on this issue with them. That is a practical way of moving matters on. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Nos. 629C and 635C are two items of correspondence from an individual - dated 23 June and 27 June, respectively - regarding the Courts Service spectrum growth fund. Inquiries were previously made with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and its response was forwarded to the individual, who was also advised that the matter will be discussed at the meeting on 13 July 2017 when the representatives from the Courts Service are due to attend. We will be raising this issue publically and formally with the Courts Service on that date. The individual has requested a meeting with the Chair and members of the committee in advance of the meeting on 13 July. If such a meeting were to happen, it would, be definition, be informal in nature. As we will be engaging with the Courts Service on 13 July, I propose that we raise the matter then. I do not know if we will have an opportunity to meet the individual in the interim. Perhaps members can do so in order that we might be fully up to date with the views of the people who are corresponding with us and thereby have a proper discussion on the matter at the public meeting with the Courts Service on 13 July.