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

The business before the committee this afternoon is as follows: minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, work programme and any other business. The first item is the minutes of the meeting 28 September 2023, which have been circulated to members. Do any members wish to raise any matters? No. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be published on the committee's website.

Let us move on to accounts and financial statements. The first item of business this afternoon is the 53 sets of accounts and financial statements that have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas between 25 September and 29 September. I call Mr. Seamus McCarthy, the Comptroller and Auditor General, to address these before I open up the floor.