Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Can we agree to write immediately to the chief executive of the HSE asking for a detailed explanation before our meeting next week? Is that agreed? Agreed.

In category C, No. 1297B is correspondence dated 9 May from Professor Patrick O'Shea of UCC regarding Cork Opera House. It was discussed a few minutes ago. We will note and publish it.

No. 1310C, from Ms Maria Browne, Chief State Solicitor, relates to the lease of a building for the Probation Service at Wolfe Tone Street. Is it agreed to note and publish this? Agreed.

No. 1312C is from Deputy Catherine Murphy and relates to the public services card. I propose that we hold that over completely because the Deputy is not here. She sends her apologies.

No. 1314C is from an individual and relates to the cost of insurance. It is not within the remit of this committee to get into the matter of insurance costs. The lady mentions motor insurance primarily, especially motor insurance for young people. We will forward the correspondence to the finance committee for its consideration and whatever action it deems appropriate. Is that agreed? Agreed.

No. 1315C is from Ms Oonagh McPhillips, acting Secretary General at the Department of Justice and Equality, and relates to the GoSafe programme. Can we note and publish it? Agreed.

No. 1316C is from the former vice president of CIT and relates to matters discussed at the committee meeting on 22 March 2018.

I propose that we do not publish this but rather hold it over for consideration until next week. The next item is No. 1317, a letter dated 27 April from an individual on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding ex gratiapayments to the Irish Horse Welfare Trust. I propose that we forward this item to the Department for a further response on the points as this has come up before. Item No. 1318 is correspondence from an individual on the committee's hearing on cervical cancer. The individual feels this would be more appropriate to be dealt with by the Garda. We will just note that remark. Item No. 1327 is correspondence from UCC on a request for information by the committee on a specific retirement package which was raised by Deputy Kelly. We note that.

There are no statements of account before the committee today. There is a gap in the work programme due to a cancelled meeting. We will try to get the National Treatment Purchase Fund in on 14 June. There being no other business, I note that next week we were to consider the draft report on corporation tax which was circulated from the secretariat weeks ago and which had been on hold. The report has sat there but I hope we can run through it in detail next Thursday in private session. It is not a long report. We will try to complete that business in private session. We are not circulating copies of that. When we did so three weeks ago, it appeared on the front pages of newspapers within 36 hours. People will have to come here and get hard copies, discuss it as it is here and hand it back in. When we issue a report, it will be a report of the committee. Before we adjourn, I note that Deputy MacSharry had indicated.