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

The business of this afternoon's meeting includes minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, work programme and any other business. We will then go into private session before adjourning.

The minutes of our meeting on 2 December have been circulated to members. Do they wish to raise any issues relating to them? Okay. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, the minutes will be published on the committee's web page.

The next matter is accounts and financial statements, 11 of which were laid before the Dáil between 26 November and 3 December. I will ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to address these before opening the floor to any members who wish to comment.