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

Okay. Deputy Munster is not with us. It is proposed we note that correspondence.

No. 1134, dated 11 March 2022, is from an individual requesting the committee to make inquiries regarding the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman. It is proposed to advise the correspondent that while we can examine the audited accounts of the Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, our role does not extend to investigating individual cases or reviewing decisions of the ombudsman. That was flagged for discussion by Deputy Carthy. I advise against involving the committee in this because doing so would mean the committee is interceding on behalf of a consulting firm and its client in relation to a decision of a statutory body about an individual. It could give rise to an expectation that the committee can assist in resolving this issue. Such an expectation has led to significant difficulties with other correspondents. It would also be at odds with the general approach to dealing with correspondence from individuals, which was agreed in December. Deputy Carthy flagged this matter. Does he wish to comment?