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

I thank Mr. McCarthy for that clarification. It is an issue that came up all right. There were some figures in the earlier applications whereby there were grants made available that were significantly higher than that. What we will do, then, is proceed with the actions we have already agreed and then note and publish the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed.

We will move now to new correspondence that has not been previously considered by the committee. The first item that has been flagged up is R0299, from Ms Marguerite Ryan, finance officer, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, dated 18 January 2021, providing information requested by the committee on the Limerick regeneration framework. I propose to forward this item to the correspondent who raised the matter with the previous committee during the term of the Thirty-second Dáil. I advise that Limerick City and County Council is audited by the Local Government Audit Service and, as such, it is outside the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts.

We can also request the correspondent’s consent to forward his correspondence and the response from the Department to the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage for any action it deems appropriate. Can we note and publish this correspondence?