John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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We can do that. No. 3A.2 is from Mr. Ray Mitchell of the HSE regarding the remuneration of staff in section 39 agencies, to be noted and published. No. 3A.3 is dated 29 January 2014 from Mr. Brian Purcell, Secretary General at the Department of Justice and Equality regarding payments to the Rehab Group to be noted and published. No. 3A.4 is dated 29 January 2014 from Mr. Ray Mitchell regarding payments to the Rehab Group to be noted and published.

The next item is individual correspondence. Correspondence dated 22 January 2014 was received from Mr. Liam Noonan regarding the installation of water meters, to be noted and a copy forwarded to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for a note on the issues raised. Correspondence dated 22 January 2014 was received from Josephine Feehily of the Revenue Commissioners regarding a reply to correspondence from an anonymous source regarding a waste of money in the Revenue Commissioners' customs and excise division, to be noted.

No. 3B.3 is dated 24 January 2014 from Mr. Ray Mitchell regarding Stewarts Hospital, Palmerstown, to be noted and published. Correspondence dated 24 January 2014 was received from Mr. Tom Heffernan at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding a follow-up from the Committee of Public Accounts meeting of 15 January 2014 with Irish Water, to be noted and published. Correspondence dated 16 January 2014 was received from an anonymous source regarding the HSE in Meath, to be noted and a copy to be forwarded to the HSE for a note on the issues raised. Correspondence dated 27 January 2014 was received from the clerk to the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privileges regarding attendance at Committee of Public Accounts meetings by non-members of the Committee of Public Accounts, to be noted. I dealt with this earlier and we agreed.

Correspondence dated 22 January 2014 was received from Mr. Owens, IT manager at the CRC, regarding clarification of a position in receipt of top-up payment in CRC, to be noted and published. A clarification has been published on the Committee of Public Accounts web page. I presume Mr. Owens has been informed.

With regard to documents relating to today’s meeting, we have received briefing papers from the OPW and from the Department and opening statements. These are Nos. 3C.1 to 3C.5.

No. 4 is reports, statements and accounts received since the meeting of 23 January. These are Nos. 4.1 to 4.6 and cover a number of agencies which report to us. If members have any issues in this regard, they can raise them with the clerk. We note the accounts.

The work programme is now on the screen. Is it agreed that next Thursday we will deal with Dublin Docklands Development Authority's annual accounts for 2012? Agreed. Do members wish to raise any other issues?