Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, we want completion. That is why I said I had heard excuses to the effect that matters had to be referred to the Vatican by certain orders on previous occasions. We will note the correspondence.

No. 726B is correspondence from the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform following our meeting on 6 July. The committee had requested answers in respect of seven specific issues and he has given a detailed response on each. Those questions were put in public so the replies are being noted and published. People are free to follow up on those matters and raise them again at any future date if they so wish.

No. 731B is correspondence from the chief executive of the Irish Greyhound Board that includes information requested by the committee on the strategic plan and television contracts. We will note this response and publish it. Members are free to use this report as they see fit.

No. 732B is correspondence dated 3 August from the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, acknowledging the committee's request for information in respect of Console and stating that a reply will be received shortly. The secretariat has been in touch with the Department in recent days to follow up on the matter and we still have no response. The Minister says in the letter of 3 August, "Thank you for your letter concerning the former charity Console. I am having the issues you raised examined and I will reply back to you shortly." That was two and a half weeks ago.