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

There is also suitability of locations. Obviously, if these facilities are put on the side of a busy road where there are no shops, it is an issue, because people who are somehow independent and will go to a local shop if it is close by may be stuck out in the suburbs somewhere, so there is all of that to consider. I suggest from this discussion, if it is agreed, that we hold a meeting on HSE estates and mental health facilities in those two areas. That might be the way forward. We will leave it at that. However, if we need to tweak that a bit, we can, but just for now we will go with that.

Members will be aware that the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2021 will be available at the end of September. They might want to prioritise further areas of examination once we have sight of that. We will see how we go with that, but we need to pencil something in to start off with. The secretariat and guests as well, in fairness to them, need a month to prepare. We need to be looking kind of six weeks out. We need to have an idea of where we are going six or seven weeks out. That has worked well over this year, if members are happy enough with that.

Are there any other matters that members wish to raise in relation to our programme? No. That concludes the consideration of our programme for today. The last item on the public agenda today is any other business. Are there any other matters that members wish to raise? No. The meeting of the Committee on Public Accounts stands adjourned until 14 July, when we will engage with An Bord Pleanála.