Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For now, we will seek a copy of that report from the HSE and discuss it further when it is received. Representatives of the HSE will appear before the committee before the summer is out in any event.

The next item is No. 1169 from David Begg, chairperson of the Pensions Authority, enclosing a note requested by the committee on the CIÉ pension scheme for regular wages staff. We note and publish that. I think it has already been widely circulated.

The next item is No. 1171 from Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, in regard to St. Conleth's Community College, Newbridge. Members will recall that we came across this issue in regard to matters relating to Kildare and Wicklow ETB. There were concerns about health and safety standards but the Department informs us they have been fully addressed. Can we note the correspondence and send a copy of it to the individual who raised the issue with us? Agreed. We will also publish it.

The next item is No. 1174 from the whistleblowers known as B and C in regard to the University of Limerick. They take issue with the Thorn report into certain matters and allegations relating to the university and wish to meet the committee. If we proceed with our meeting with the other whistleblower, to which we have agreed in principle, then I propose we also meet these individuals as it would give us greater insight into the matter. Although we have not decided the format of such meeting or whether it would be in public or private session, these whistleblowers have requested to meet us, so we will agree to that in principle. That is agreed and we will discuss it again as part of our work programme.

Correspondence No. 1176 dated 5 March from an individual alleging several Departments are misclassifying employees as self-employed in order for some employers to evade PRSI obligations. This is a large document and at first glance appears to be related to a matter previously considered by the committee in some depth. I propose in the first instance that we write back to the individual seeking a summary of which Departments are involved and how such misclassification is being done.