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

The agenda for this section of the meeting is as follows: minutes of our previous meeting, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, work programme, and any other business. We will then go into private session to consider a draft report from the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on the process and procedures for the determination and review of senior executives’ remuneration in the public service. In accordance with the agreement between the aforementioned joint committee and this committee, we have the opportunity to forward our views on the draft report to the joint committee.

The first item of business is the minutes of our meeting on 4 November. Do members wish to raise any issue? No. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, the minutes will be published on the committee's web page.

The second item is the accounts and financial statements. Members should note that seven sets of financial statements and accounts were laid before the Dáil between 1 November and 5 November 2021. I will ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to address these before inviting members to comment.