Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In the meantime, we will seek a reply to the correspondence. When we receive that, we will revisit the matter and we will keep the individual informed.

Correspondence No. 1285Cis from an individual and is dated 9 May. It is on the non-payment of farm grants. We received a response from the Department, which we forwarded to the individual, in which it stated that the individual is now fully up to date with his payments. I propose that we note the item.

Correspondence No. 1312C, fromDeputy Catherine Murphy, is on the Road Safety Authority. We will hold this matter over. The Deputy has sent her apologies for being unable to attend today’s meeting.

Correspondence No. 1316C is from an individual and relates to a meeting of the committee to discuss the Cork Institute of Technology. We will hold such correspondence over until private session when we will discuss the best way to proceed.

Correspondence No. 1331C isfrom the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan. It relates to the committee’s discussions on the review of the protected disclosures policy that is taking place in the Irish Prison Service, the process to appoint a protected disclosures manager, and the reporting procedure to be adhered to. Is it agreed that we note and publish this response? Agreed.

Correspondence No. 1332C is Ms Ann Marie O'Grady, chief executive, Leopardstown Park Hospital, on the draft financial statement and the delay. We will note and publish. We have received a number of similar letters. We will have a report on the up-to-date position concerning the matter at a meeting on 14 June. I wish to advise that as a letter went out in my name, I got letters back yesterday from ten organisations or covering ten organisations, primarily in the Department of Finance, saying that all of the accounts had been lodged last week. The letter has woken up some people. We will get an update report on those 37 organisations. At this stage, many of them are in since we last discussed the matter. We will get an update in a fortnight. There are probably a handful of organisations that have particular difficulties that the Comptroller and Auditor General will have to work through.