John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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-----and then comes to us, in that timeline. I presume we will get it sometime in April and then we can resume our consideration of the issues.

No. 3B.7 is correspondence, dated 26 February 2013, from Mr. Gerry Mullins, chief executive, Coach Tourism and Transport Council of Ireland, regarding the school transport scheme, to be noted. This issue is relevant to today's meeting and can be raised by members if they wish.

No. 3B.8 is correspondence, dated 20 February 2013, from Deputy Joanna Tuffy, chairperson of the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection, regarding correspondence forwarded by the committee relating to the education of children with autism, to be noted and a copy forwarded to Mr. O'Mahony. This correspondence is to be considered together with further correspondence received from Mr. Daniel O'Mahony. The operation of the special education of children, including children with autism, is a policy matter for the Minister and is outside the remit of the Committee of Public Accounts. It is a matter for the Comptroller and Auditor General to raise in his reports to the committee any issues that arise from the implementation of this policy and while Mr. O'Mahony appears to be at odds with the Department, it is an issue that the Committee of Public Accounts cannot get involved in.