Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We will ask the secretariat to draft a letter and to let Deputy Cullinane and me see the draft before it goes out. It is right to go back to the Department. If we are not happy with how it goes, we will have to report on the case as we find it.

The next item is No. 2069 from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, with documentation for Kildare and Wicklow ETB. While I propose publishing the letter and lease agreement enclosed, I do not propose that we publish the communication in relation to the property leases as it includes details of names of individual staff, phone numbers etc. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Correspondence No. 2071 is from Mr. Kevin McCarthy, Secretary General, Department of Rural and Community Development, and provides information requested by the committee on the My Open Library service, which is a staffless library. He says there will be no reduction in staff and an improvement to services. It is an issue in several local authorities. We will note and publish this item and members are free to follow it up themselves. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Correspondence No. 2073 is from Dr. Deirdre Keyes, chief executive of Kildare and Wicklow ETB, providing a response to information requested by the committee including notes on: independent valuations; meetings of the board held in hotels; leasing of property by KWETB that was previously owned by it; and details of the rent-free period for Bray Civic Centre. Dr. Keyes also refers to a review of all KWETB leases and the difficulties collating the documentation. We will note and publish this item. Is that agreed? Agreed.