Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am neutral on this issue. I will speak to the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and we will come back to it. Is that agreed? Agreed.

No. 688C is correspondence, dated 10 July 2017, from the clerk to the Joint Committee on Agriculture Food and the Marine in respect of correspondence we forwarded to that committee from an individual regarding the revocation of a course betting permit. The clerk has advised that there is a provision in the relevant legislation to appeal a decision to revoke a licence. I propose to write to the individual to advise that the matter is outside the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts and to highlight the relevant legislative provision that can be used to appeal a decision to revoke a licence. Is that agreed? Agreed.

No. 689C is correspondence, dated 11 July, from Deputy Alan Kelly in respect of the committee's report on the third-level sector. We discussed this matter and the report has issued. We have agreed to come back to those issues in the autumn. Is that agreed? Agreed.

No. 691C is correspondence, dated 11 July, from an individual in relation to the wards of court. We will note that. A meeting was held yesterday, and I apologised for being unable to attend, but we can discuss the matter this morning with the Courts Service. Is that agreed? Agreed.

We will move from correspondence to item 4, statements and accounts received since the previous meeting. The details are on the screen now and members can see that SOLAS has a clear audit report.

An Chéim Computer Services Limited is a Dublin Institute of Technology subsidiary funded by the Higher Education Authority. It previously provided shared IT services for all the institutes of technology. The functions of An Chéim Computer Services Limited transferred to HEAnet, a HEA subsidiary, on 1 October 2015. An Chéim Computer Services Limited is in the process of being wound up. There were issues in respect of internal controls and a disclosure that retrospective salary payments of €63,000 were made to a member of staff of An Chéim Computer Services Limited without offsetting of overtime previously paid and without required sanction. We will note that.