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

Do members wish to comment? No. Is it agreed that we note the accounts and statements? Agreed. As usual, the listing of accounts and financial statements will be published as part of our minutes.

Moving to correspondence, as previously agreed, matters not flagged for discussion at this meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been circulated, and decisions taken by the committee in respect of correspondence are recorded in the minutes of our meetings and published on the web page. The first category of correspondence under which members have flagged items for discussion is B, correspondence from Accounting Officers and-or Ministers following up on meetings of the committee.

No. 1046B is correspondence from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Health, dated 2 February 2022. It provides further information requested by the committee arising from our meeting with the Department on 16 December 2021. It provides responses to 15 questions across a range of issues raised at the meeting, including charges at nursing homes, the National Paediatric Hospital, and the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines. It is proposed to note and publish the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. It has been flagged for discussion by Deputies Matt Carthy and Catherine Murphy.