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

Okay. We can send a letter to InterTrade Ireland pointing this out and asking for the reason for the delay? Is that agreed? Agreed.

As usual, the fiscal accounts and financial statements will be published as part of the committee's minutes as normal.

We will now move on to correspondence. As previously agreed, the items that are not flagged for discussion at this meeting will be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been circulated and decisions taken by the committee in relation to correspondence will be recorded in the minutes of the committee's meetings and published on the committee's web page. Six items have been flagged under category B, correspondence from Accounting Officers or their Ministers or both and follow up to PAC meetings.

No. R2608 is from Ms Kate Duggan, the new CEO of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and is dated 16 May. It provides to the committee in relation to international protection accommodation services, IPAS, centres. It is proposed to note and publish this item. Is that agreed? Agreed. I have flagged this item for discussion. It was deferred from the meeting of 30 May 2024. The issue of concern in it was that it said that Tusla does not play a role in terms of unvetted staff in the IPAS centres, where obviously there are children. It appears that HIQA has responsibility for this. It is reassuring that someone is doing it but I just wanted to point that out. We will agree to note and publish the item.

No. R2609 is from Ms Oonagh Buckley, Secretary General at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. It is dated 15 May and provides correspondence to the committee in relation to the National Cyber Security Centre, NCSC. It is proposed to note and publish the item. Is that agreed? Agreed. We asked for a briefing regarding NIS2 but the response says that the Department is preparing and developing processes. There is no completion date. The correspondence states:

In preparation for the NIS2 directive the NCSC are: Preparing cyber security risk management measures which give effect to the requirements of the NIS2 Directive and guidance documents on how to comply with those cyber security measures.

Developing a self-assessment framework which essential and important entities can use to ensure adherence to the requirements of the directive and to facilitate competent authorities to access their compliance.

We will note and publish that.

No. R2614 is from Mr. John Conlon, the new Chairperson of the OPW. It is dated 23 May 20024 and provides correspondence to the committee in relation to non-compliant procurement. It is proposed to note and publish this correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed.

This states that they actively engaged with the Office of Government Procurement. However, the Comptroller and Auditor General has flagged non-compliant procurement. Obviously, we went through that with them this morning but I just wanted to note that. They said they will take measures to stop it so hopefully by the time of their next appearance here the situation will have improved.

No. R2615 is from Ms Oonagh McPhillips, Secretary General at the Department of Justice. It is dated 23 May and provides correspondence to the committee in relation to the International Protection Office, IPO, referrals to Tusla. It is proposed to note and publish this item. Is that agreed? Agreed.