John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Yes. No. 3A.12 is correspondence, dated 25 March 2014, from the HSE re follow up information requested at our meeting of 27 February 2014. It is to be noted and published.

We now move to No. 3B, individual correspondence. No. 3B.1 is correspondence, dated 13 March 2014, from the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government re correspondence received about Mr. Liam Noonan in respect of the installation of a water meter. This is to be noted and a copy to be forwarded to Mr. Noonan.

No. 3B.2 is correspondence, dated 11 March 2014, from Ms Lorraine Gallagher, Wicklow County Council, re An Bord Pleanála's policy on board members adjudicating on planning appeals in the areas in which they reside. This is to be noted and a copy forwarded to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government for direct reply. This is not a matter for the Committee of Public Accounts.

No. 3B.3 is correspondence, dated 6 March 2014, from the clerk to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform re correspondence from Mr. Eddie Kearns. This is to be noted and forwarded to the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. This matter was dealt with by a previous incarnation of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, which made recommendations to the then Minister in respect of the payment of the outstanding tax returns Mr. Kearns says are due to him. As stated, we have asked for the correspondence to be forwarded to the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions and I suggest that we seek the latter's direction with regard to what it intends to do with it. This matter has been ongoing since the late 1990s and it should be resolved. Perhaps we should also inform the Minister for Finance about what is happening in respect of it.

No. 3B.4 is correspondence from Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan re his request that IBM be invited to come before the committee. The correspondence is to be noted. This is a matter for the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and we will refer the request to it for direct response.

No. 3B.5 is correspondence, dated 10 March 2014 from Mr. Patrick Cooney re public funding towards the creation of 1916 commemorative centre at the 1916 national monument. This is to be noted and a copy forwarded to the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a note on the matter.