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

That concludes the questions from the Members. We thank the witnesses and the staff of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and also the witnesses from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery, and Reform as well as Mr. O'Connor from the OPW. The committee appreciates what the witnesses are doing and recognises that their Departments and officials have been handed a huge task and deserve credit for the work that is being done. I wish to acknowledge that and bring it back to the staff because sometimes they hear all the criticism but I think there are some things we have flagged this morning around the consultation and all of that and they hear what we are saying. If that can be addressed with public representatives we want it to be addressed. I also want to thank Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Crean and their staff from the Comptroller and Auditor General's office for attending and assisting the committee.

Is it agreed that the clerk will seek any follow-up information and carry out any agreed actions from the meeting? Agreed. Is it also agreed that we note and publish any opening statements and briefings that have been provided? Agreed. This meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts is suspended until 1.30 p.m. For those listening in I ask people to be back at 1.30 p.m. as we have a short piece of business in private session before resuming in public session.