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

That is fine. That can be done. If members have further questions, they should send them to the clerk to the committee by Tuesday of next week or thereabouts. Members will then have two or three days to furnish those.

Category C which is correspondence from and related to private individuals and any other correspondence. No. 1033C from Deputy Jennifer Carroll McNeill, dated 27 January 2022, forwards correspondence on behalf of Neurodiversity Sandymount. It concerns HSE structures and funding for autistic children and related Department of Education expenditure for transporting children to avail of services. The correspondence states that transporting children on buses and taxis is costing in the region of €72,000 per day. Deputies Andrews and Dillon have also forwarded this correspondence to the committee, which is numbered R1037 and R1045, respectively. The correspondent calls on the committee to engage with the relevant Ministers but as the Ministers are not accountable to this committee, it is proposed to advise the correspondent that she might also wish to bring the matter to the attention of the committee on education as the Ministers referenced are accountable to that committee. I also suggest we write to the HSE and the Department of Education to query whether value for money is being achieved here and ask what steps are being taken to address the issues raised in the correspondence. Subject to that response, it is also a matter we could add to the agenda for our meeting with the HSE on 10 March. I would appreciate Members' input here. Deputy Munster has raised this matter.