Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 July 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

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

The correspondence is from Mr. Allen Morgan, head of property advisory services in the OPW. Leaving aside the 541 office properties, there were 1,559 that are not classified as offices. I suggest that we ask the OPW to provide a note on those other 1,559 properties, categorising their purpose under different headings. On the other issue, I recommend that the committee formally request the OPW to provide a note on the legal advice it obtained from Patrick Leonard SC and Denis McDonald, as instructed by the Chief State Solicitor's office. Is that agreed? That is agreed along with Deputy Murphy's proposal, which is similar.

There is an item I would like to discuss that was not flagged, No. R2722, received from Deputy Catherine Murphy and dated 4 July 2024. It proposes that we seek further information from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to correspondence No. R2698, which we discussed last week. Deputy Murphy proposes that the committee request a schedule containing the names and origins, that is, the stable or yard, for the horses referenced by number in the correspondence. The Deputy mentioned this to the Department this morning. Would she like to come in on this matter?

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