Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Good morning. We have a quorum. We are joined remotely by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as a permanent witness to the committee. We have received no apologies.

The minutes of the meeting of 24 September have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed. As previously agreed, the minutes will be published.

I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters before resuming in public session to briefly address our work programme, and deal with a lengthy list of correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed.