Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)

Yes, it will be dealt with further on. Could we agree to note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Agreed. They will be published as part of our minutes.

We will now consider items of correspondence that have been received from Accounting Officers in Government bodies. These items were received between 26 September and 14 October 2025. The committee has agreed to note and publish the following items: No. R0289 is correspondence received from the Chairman of the Office of Public Works, dated 26 September 2025, providing an update to the committee. We agreed to note and publish that but the committee reserves the right to return to that item.

No. R0303 is correspondence received from the chief executive of The Digital Hub, dated 7 October 2025. No. R0304 is correspondence received from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport dated 9 October 2025, informing the committee of a delay in the laying of accounts for TG4.

No. R0305 is correspondence received from Mr. John Coleman, chief executive officer, PSM governance and policy unit of the Land Development Agency, dated 9 October 2025.

No. R0309 is correspondence received from Mr. David Gunning, chief officer of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, dated 14 October 2025.

No. R0310 is correspondence received from Ms Anne Coyle, chief executive officer of Beaumont Hospital. The committee has agreed to note and publish those items? Is that agreed? Agreed.

The committee has scheduled the following meetings. On Thursday, 23 October 2025 there will be no Dáil session, although the committee has agreed to proceed with our meeting on that Thursday morning. That decision was made earlier in the meeting. The meeting is with the Department of justice.

On 6 November we will meet Uisce Éireann. On 13 November we will meet the Office of Public Works. On 20 November we will meet the Peter McVerry Trust, the Charities Regulator and additional witnesses, including former chief executive officers of the trust. On 27 November we will meet Inland Fisheries Ireland. On 4 December we will meet the Department of Transport. On 11 December we will meet Revenue. On 18 December we will meet the Department of Social Protection. The dates are to be confirmed. We will give the secretariat discretion to move meetings between dates where that is required. Is that agreed? Agreed.