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

They were before the committee on 14 December.

We are moving on to the work programme. Members have been circulated with a draft work programme discussion document and it is being displayed on their screens now.

On 29 February we meet with Tusla in relation to financial statements for 2022. Sláintecare healthy communities parenting programmes have been flagged as an area of interest. Representatives of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth have also been invited to attend. On 7 March we engage with Inland Fisheries Ireland in relation to financial statements for 2022. Representatives of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications have also been invited to attend.

We break for the March recess and then meet with An Garda Síochána on 21 March in relation to the 2022 appropriation accounts for Vote 20 – An Garda Síochána. Representatives of the Department of Justice have also been invited.

Our first meeting after the Easter recess is on 11 April. We will meet with the University of Limerick in relation to its 2022 financial statements. One area of interest is governance and associated due diligence of the university's purchase of a site in Limerick city in 2019 and the purchase of houses for student accommodation in Rhebogue. On 18 April we will meet with officials from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the 2022 appropriation account for Vote 40. International protection accommodation has been flagged as an area of interest.

I ask members to flag any other areas of interest for these meetings. If members have something they want to put on the agenda, it is helpful to flag it at an early stage. There are several proposed meetings which have been added to the work programme but which have not yet been scheduled. There are also several chapters of the C and AG’s 2022 report which the committee has not yet examined. I propose we consider a proposed schedule of meetings for the rest of April and May at next week’s meeting. If members have any proposals for meetings to prioritise, please let the secretariat know.

A few other items were flagged. There have been suggestions the Office of Public Works should be added, as well as the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board and Horse Racing Ireland. Next week we will try to firm up on some of that. Members may make additions to it.

Is there any other business on the public agenda? No. Okay, we will move into private session.