Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is simply that I cannot confirm it today. That is all I am saying. The next item of correspondence is No. 787B. That is noted and has been discussed. The next item of correspondence is No. 791, correspondence from Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, advising that the Minister for Education and Skills has appointed an investigator to carry our an investigation into the performance of Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board. We mentioned that the previous day but the correspondence has just arrived. The board was requested to submit a final report to the Minister as soon as practicable after the report was completed. We discussed this correspondence briefly. We are all aware now that the investigation is due to end by the end of March. The Comptroller and Auditor General indicated the previous day that the audit cannot be completed until after that.