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

We will defer discussion on this correspondence until next week. No other correspondence has been flagged for consideration today

I will move on to our work programme. On 10 March, we will engage with the HSE regarding expenditure on mental health services, with a particular focus on CAMHS expenditure. Last week we agreed to request a detailed breakdown of HSE expenditure on mental health services as well as associated governance and oversight arrangements.

The HSE has also been advised that members might wish to examine expenditure in relation to the Owenacurra Centre in Cork, and we agreed to request that a representative from the estates management division in the HSE attend the meeting as well.

The HSE is aware that the committee might also wish to discuss HSE recruitment targets, budgeting, delivery and departmental oversight in the context of its expenditure on mental health services. This is in the context of some issues that have been raised recently.

The week after that, 17 March, is a non-sitting week.

We have requested confirmation from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland that it will appear before the committee on 24 March. This has been confirmed.

On 31 March, we will commence a series of justice-related meetings. The following engagements have been confirmed: An Garda Síochána on 31 March; the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission for the morning of 7 April; and the Policing Authority for the afternoon of 7 April.

There are then two non-sitting weeks scheduled for Easter which means the next meeting will be on 27 April with the Department of Justice.

That is our last confirmed meeting. We then look to engage with University of Limerick, UL, the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform after Easter. We may also schedule a meeting with the Department of Health and HSE to address a number of issues that are in the public domain and which we may want to discuss with them.

Are there any other matters related to our work programme that members wish to raise?