Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We will come to that matter when we discuss the work programme.

Item No. 3 on the agenda is correspondence, of which there are three categories. The first is briefing material and opening statements. As members can see, there is a large bundle of correspondence to be dealt with. We will move as quickly as we can, but a few items will merit a more detailed discussion.

Items No. 1117 and 1128 are briefing documents and opening statements received for last week’s meeting submitted by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. As the meeting did not take place, I propose that we note but do not publish the documents and statements until the meeting has been rescheduled. We will consider a date when we discuss the work programme.

Items Nos.1132, 1140 and 1141 are briefing documents received for today’s meeting. I propose that we note and publish them.

Nos. 1133 and 1145 are a briefing document and an opening statement for today’s meeting from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I propose that we note them.

Nos. 1146 and 1147 are opening statements for today’s meeting from Transport Infrastructure Ireland. I propose that we note and publish them.

Under category B, correspondence from Accounting Officers or Ministers and follow-up to previous meetings of this committee, No.1094 is a letter from Ms Rosalind Carroll, director, Residential Tenancies Board. This was held over from the meeting two weeks ago and is information requested by the committee regarding the delay in a competitive procurement process for legal services since 2014 and an outline of legal services costs. I propose that we note and publish it. Members should feel free to comment.

No. 1102B, correspondence from Mr. Patrick Hopkins, chairperson, Charities Regulator, relates to the review of registered charities holding shares in section 110 companies on trust. At the meeting on 22 February, we decided to hold this over. I propose that we note and publish the correspondence. It will be taken into consideration as part of our report when we come to deal with corporation tax because that was the context in which the issue was raised.

No. 1112B, correspondence dated 21 February 2018, is from Mr. Joe Nugent, chief administrative officer, An Garda Síochána, enclosing updates on the Garda College, Templemore, as requested by the committee at its meeting on 23 November 2017. I propose that we note this.