John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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I propose that we would get into it immediately but based on the information we get next Thursday, because the meeting is today, we have asked for the list of the non-compliant ones, where they are non-compliant, what is a top-up and so on. When we narrow it down to the numbers we will know exactly what we need to do and we cannot do that until after the meeting today is reported on next Thursday. We can make a decision at that stage.

We have dealt with the work programme. Our business for next week is as we outlined earlier. We have a sub-group on Tuesday in regard to the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA. On Thursday we will have the meeting, as we described earlier, and we will ask for the representatives of the Mater hospital and the others to come in.

Mr. Maloney has been waiting since 10 a.m. That is partially my fault and I want to apologise to him but before I ask him in I reiterate, on behalf of members, that people should continue to support the charities in terms of the support for the front-line services they offer. While the Committee of Public Accounts in my opinion did an excellent job yesterday and will continue to force the types of reforms that are necessary to restore public confidence in that sector, it is important for them to have that support at this time of the year.