Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

No. R2828 is from RTÉ. As I said earlier, it is an update on the settlements with regard to the scope section. When we were originally told about the time estimate on this, it was 15 years and then the next time we had an engagement, it had been reduced to three years. There has been ongoing engagement, and this is an update. We factored in a need to have updates and we need to continue to have those updates. I am sure the next Committee of Public Accounts will receive them as well because individuals are impacted by this. Approximately two thirds would have been employees as opposed to self-employed, and one third would have been identified as class S, which is self-employed. Obviously, the majority should have been employed as direct employees. I propose to note and publish this item. Is that agreed? Agreed. This concludes our consideration of correspondence today.

We will move on to the work programme. We are expecting a general election, but we still have to continue the work in the event that does not happen. Members have been circulated with a draft programme and discussion document, which is displayed on the screen now. Next Tuesday, 22 October, we will engage with officials from the Office of Public Works with regard to the 2023 appropriation account for Vote 13 - Office of Public Works; and chapters 4 and 5 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's annual report. Specific areas of interest flagged for the meeting include the proposed national children's science museum, the Leinster House bike shelter, the security pavilion in Government Buildings and the proposed conversion of the Oireachtas Library into a committee room.

It is proposed to also flag the cost of fencing along the Grand Canal in Dublin and the OPW contractors lists as areas of interest. We should also include the issue of modular homes. We may flag that with the OPW. That was one of the high-profile issues in the-----