Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness at the committee, and Ms Olivia Somers, senior auditor. No apologies have been received in respect of today's meeting. The minutes of 17 October have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. If any matters arise, they can come up under correspondence.

The next item on the agenda is correspondence. There are three categories of correspondence. Category A relates to briefing documents and opening statements for today's meeting. The first are Nos. 2493 and 2499 from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. These are briefing documents for today's meeting. We will note and publish them.

Category B relates to Accounting Officers and their Ministers in follow-up to meetings of the committee and other items for publication. At our previous meeting, we agreed to hold over two items for consideration. Nos. 2432 and 2465 from Ms Katherine Licken, Secretary General, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, provide an update relating to the post-project review requested by the committee of the Pálás cinema project in Galway. Do members wish to discuss that today or hold it over?