Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is a lot of volume and it is all there.

We move to item No. 4, statements and accounts received since the last meeting. On the screen, there are three sets of accounts, the first of which relates to the Social Insurance Fund. While there is a clear audit opinion, chapter 16 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's annual report this year deals with the estimated level of irregular payments in respect of certain Social Insurance Fund schemes, which is material. That item is on our agenda for next week with the Department and we will deal with it then.

The next item is the Environmental Protection Agency. Its 2016 accounts were given a clear audited opinion. The other item is the Institute of Technology Tallaght. It received a clear audited opinion except for the non-recognition of pension costs and liabilities. That is the standard issue raised by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General with all of the institutes of technology. We note those. We will deal with the social insurance fund accounts next Thursday.