Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will ask the secretariat to supply the information to the Deputy. If she is satisfied, that is fine but if she wants further information we will agree to write for that.

The next item of correspondence is No. 1167 from Mr. Brendan Ryan, CEO of the Courts Service, of 9 March on an independent review by Mazars regarding the wards of court financial transaction of February 2018. I thank Mr. Ryan for giving consideration to matters raised by our own committee and the justice committee relating to the matter of funds managed in respect of wards of court. The Courts Service procured Mazars to carry out an audit on the financial management of a number of cases and I propose to note the correspondence and send it to the lady who has been in contact with us on the issue. If members want to read it and hold it over until next week, they can do so and can raise it at the next meeting if they wish.

No. 1168 is from Deputy Marc MacSharry, dated 13 March, forwarding a copy of an article relating to the payment by Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross of training fees of €119,000 to a company with connections to the former CEO. We have also received correspondence, No. 1182, from Deputy Cullinane on the same issue. This is a section 38 organisation which has received €23 million in public funds for their activities.