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

Do any other members wish to make a contribution?

I propose that the committee write to the university about the procurement issue, including the fact that the figure is more than the amount we normally accept and ask for an explanation and what corrective action has been taken. Is that agreed? Agreed.

As usual, the accounts and financial statements will be published as part of our minutes.

I will move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, items that were not flagged for discussion at today's meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been circulated. Decisions taken about the correspondence are recorded in the minutes of the committee meetings and published on the committee's website.

The first category of correspondence under which members have flagged items for discussion is B, which is correspondence from Accounting Officers or Ministers of the Government or both and follow-up to committee meetings.

The first is No. R1920 B from Mr. Ciarán Breen, director of the State Claims Agency, SCA, dated 31 May 2023. It provides information the committee requested on a matter arising from a meeting with the HSE on 2 March. It is proposed to note and publish this correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Deputy Catherine Murphy flagged that she wanted to comment on this.