Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Anyone who wants to accompany Deputy Kelly to the University of Limerick should let the secretariat know. It is a good invitation.

No. 716C, dated 12 July, is from an individual who is inquiring about the status of previous inquiries of the committee regarding public funds provided to SIPTU. The correspondent was previously advised that An Garda Síochána was investigating the matter. The secretariat has requested an update from the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation in recent days, which we await. We will note that correspondence.

No. 721, dated 25 July, is from an investigations officer in the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner notifying the clerk that she is investigating a complaint submitted by an individual who had previously corresponded with the Committee of Public Accounts and whose identity was made known to an external organisation as part of the committee follow-up. We will note that.

No. 722C, dated 13 July, is from the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, requesting the committee to be mindful that issues examined by the committee are within its remit. Would any member like to comment? I propose that we should write to the justice committee stating that while we take into account the points raised, as this committee fulfils its remit there may be a certain overlap with other committees. I suggest we should say that while we try to avoid unnecessary duplication, as the Oireachtas should, there will be issues that are under our remit and under the remit of other committees. We will try to make sure there is no unnecessary duplication or doubling-up of the work. I think we will reply in that context.

Correspondence, dated 20 July, has been received from the secretary general of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association. It is a pre-budget submission. We will note it.

Nos. 424C(i) to (iii) are copies of correspondence to the Taoiseach dated 25 and 27 July from an individual alleging fraud. We are asked to do nothing. We will just note it.

No. 725C is correspondence dated 27 July from Deputy Marc MacSharry requesting the committee to examine the outsourcing by An Garda Síochána of speed detection cameras to the GoSafe consortium. Does the Deputy want to comment?