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

Yes, they are only recommendations. We will seek that additional information from the university. We will note and publish that correspondence also. That concludes our consideration of correspondence for this week.

We move to the work programme. Next week we engage with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, on its financial statements for 2021. On 23 March, we will engage with Enterprise Ireland on its financial statements for 2021. Funding for local enterprise offices will be a specific area of interest. On 30 March, we will engage with the Department of Rural and Community Development on the appropriation accounts for 2021 and chapter 6 of the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2021, which concerns central Government funding of local authorities. Members will recall we had some big discussions around that here on the funding going from that Department to local authorities. In the past, it would always have been from the Department with responsibility for local government but this is additional to that. On 20 April, we will resume our meeting with the Central Bank, the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners on the insurance compensation fund and the Comptroller and Auditor General’s section 2 report entitled Unauthorised release of funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer. I do not know whether we have had any indication back from them on whether they can attend. They have not confirmed anything yet. The request has been made.