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

We will invite the correspondent to a private session of the committee. He indicated to me in the past that he would be willing to appear before the Committee of Public Accounts.

No. 260B, from Mr. Ray Mitchell, assistant national director, HSE, dated 10 December 2020, provides information requested by the committee on the nursing homes support scheme as well as information requested on Autism Initiatives Ireland.

I propose to request further information regarding public private partnership, PPP, contracts for the placement of community nursing units, CNUs, to include information on the public sector benchmark to ensure the committee can assess value for money. Is that agreed? Agreed. I also propose to request that the HSE keep the committee informed of updates regarding Autism Initiatives Ireland. Is that agreed? Agreed. It is flagged for discussion. This benchmark has been a bone of contention with the committee because we have been told that for various commercial reasons, we cannot see it. However, the committee has asked in the past to see it in private session, which is a reasonable request. Deputy Catherine Murphy flagged this issue and wished to make an intervention.