Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We will see that happening before he actually leaves the building.

The next item of correspondence is No. 1562. We noted No. 1561, which I have just read out and published. No. 1562 is from Ms Clare Campbell of the Government accounting unit in relation to the OECD meeting which I attended yesterday on behalf of the committee. We note and publish that.

The following item is No. 1584 from Mr. Paul McGowan, chairperson of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, dated 19 September 2018, providing information requested by the committee in regard to a report by Wind Aware Ireland, as well as on the commission's role and function.

The next item of correspondence is No. 1584B. The committee will understand why I skipped ahead to this one. It is a report from Wind Aware Ireland and the commission's role or function regarding an electricity substation in County Laois. The matters under dispute are ultimately policy issues which are not within the remit of the committee. I therefore propose that we note and publish the item and forward a copy to those who raised the matter and that we agree that this committee's consideration of the matter is closed. If there are any outstanding matters they could possibly be taken up with the relevant sectoral committee if it is willing to do so. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will note and publish that.

I will go back to items Nos. 1567B, 1568B, 1569B and 1570B. These are correspondence from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform from different dates in August and September informing the committee of changes in Accounting Officers in the Public Appointments Service, PAS, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Department of Justice and Equality and the Irish Prison Service and An Garda Síochána. We note and publish all of those.

The next item is No. 1586B from Mr. Seamus McCarthy, the Comptroller and Auditor General, dated 6 September which is a copy of a letter sent to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach on the collapse of the Carrillion group and public-private partnerships. The Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach was dealing specifically with that and we will not duplicate its work as it had special meetings on it. We note and publish that.

The next item is No. 1588B from Mr. Ken McCue, the director of the Dublin City Centre Citizens Information Service on the proposed dissolution of Dublin City Centre Citizens Information Service company by the Citizens Information Service board. The matter was raised before around the restructuring of the Citizens Information Service. It is an ongoing issue and while members may have their views on this it is not a matter for the Committee on Public Accounts. I recommend that if members wish to raise this matter they can do so with the relevant sectoral committee, in the Dáil Chamber or with the relevant Minister. The issue of value for money can be looked at in terms of future financial statements. We note and publish that information.