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

Is it agreed to note the listing of financial statements? Agreed. As usual, the accounts and related statements will be published as part of our minutes.

We will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, items that are 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. This is with regard to correspondence being recorded in the minutes of committee meetings and published on the committee's web page.

In the first category of correspondence in which members have flagged items for discussion is No. 1324 B from Mr. Mark Griffin, Secretary General of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. It is dated 23 June and provides information requested by the committee on the updated interim remedial national broadband plan. The Secretary General clarifies that the mechanism by which sanctions are applied under the contract is by way of reduction of subsidy payments to National Broadband Ireland. It is proposed to note and publish the correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed. Deputy Carthy has flagged this for discussion.