Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The terms of reference were circulated by email yesterday to members. It involves a forensic analysis of the expenditure undertaken on company credit cards from 2017 to 2018 and this year to date. It is disappointing that we had to decline an invitation to Dublin Port two weeks ago because not enough members wanted to go.

Correspondence has been received from the office of Deputy Bríd Smith concerning statements made at a recent hearing of the Committee of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. It is proposed to schedule a meeting on this in the autumn. Is that agreed? Agreed.

An email has been received from Rory O’Donnell, director of the National Economic and Social Council, NESC, dated 24 June 2019, referring to areas of work which may be of interest to the joint committee. This was circulated to all members yesterday. It is proposed to note the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Correspondence, dated 24 June 2019, has been received from Mr. Michael O’Connor of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, regarding the committee's availability on this side of the summer break for pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the air navigation and transport Bill. It is proposed to deal with this in our schedule for the autumn. Is that agreed? Agreed.