John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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We will remind the Department we expect a reply to both. No. 3B.7 is correspondence, dated 9 January 2013, from Bernie Lloyd, Windmill residents group, County Wexford, on the proposed courthouse in Wexford Town. This matter has been dealt with and the group will get a copy of the reply.

The following are the documents related to today's meeting. Correspondence was received on 10 January 2013 regarding permission for an energy regulation briefing paper and matters to be considered for the meeting today, to be noted and published. No. 3C.2 is correspondence received on 11 January 2013 from the Commission for Communications Regulation regarding a briefing paper on matters to be considered today, to be noted and published. No. 3C.3 is documentation from the Commission for Aviation Regulation regarding a briefing paper on matters to be considered today, to be noted and published. No. 3C.4 is correspondence received on 15 January 2013 from the Commission for Energy Regulation regarding an opening statement, to be noted and published. Correspondence was received on 16 January 2013 from the Commission for Aviation Regulation regarding its opening statement, to be noted and published. No. 3C.6 is correspondence received 16 January 2013 from the Commission for Communications Regulation regarding its opening statement, to be noted and published.

Two matters arise on correspondence. I have asked the clerk to write to Fáilte Ireland regarding the changes to concession desks at Suffolk Street. It relates to a number of companies, including Dualway, Dublin Bus, Fionn McCools, the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Visit Ireland Travel. We want to find out the details regarding the income stream relative to these companies and Fáilte Ireland, what the closure of these desks would mean in the context of their income, and what procedures were put in place regarding the consultation process to reach the position. I also wish to ask the secretariat to write to Shannon Development to establish what procedures and processes are in place on the disposal of property. It is a general question to which I want an answer.

The next item on the agenda is reports, statements and accounts received since the meeting of 20 December 2012. No. 4.1 is from the Civil Defence Board, No. 4.2 is from the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, No. 4.3 is from Horse Racing Ireland, No. 4.4 is from FÁS, No. 4.5 is from the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, No. 4.6 is from the Legal Aid Board, No. 4.7 is from the Health Information and Quality Authority, No. 4.8 is from County Meath VEC, No. 4.9 is from City of Dublin VEC, No. 4.10 is from National Sports Campus Development Authority, No. 4.11 is from County Monaghan VEC, No. 4.12 is from Mary Immaculate College, No. 4.13 is from Institute of Technology Tallaght, No. 4.14 is from County Laois VEC, No. 4.15 is from County Wicklow VEC, No. 4.16 is from Coiste an Asgard, No. 4.17 is from the Commission for Communications Regulation, No. 4.18 is from County Carlow VEC, No. 4.19 is from County Kilkenny VEC, No. 4.20 is from County Westmeath VEC, and No. 4.21 is from City of Cork VEC.

The work programme is now on our screens. At the meeting scheduled for 31 January 2013 the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will provide a briefing requested by members on the Houses of the Oireachtas (inquiries, privilege and procedures) Bill which will come before the Oireachtas this year. We will deal with Enterprise Ireland and its accounts in the second half of that meeting. The work programme also lists the nominated speakers for upcoming meetings and members are free to exchange slots depending on their availability.

Do members have any other business they wish to raise?