John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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It was nothing else only an error in the office. We produced a bank stabilisation report. Then we wrote to the individuals concerned and they wrote back. They did not appear on the correspondence list until now, inadvertently. No. 3A.2 is correspondence regarding the sale of Bord Gáis Energy. This is to be noted and published. No. 3A.3 is correspondence dated 2 May 2014 from the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the sale of Bord Gáis. This is to be noted and published.

No. 3B is individual correspondence. No. 3B.1 is correspondence dated 25 April 2014 from Mr. John McCarthy, Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, replying to correspondence from Deirdre Murphy. This is to be noted and a copy sent to Deirdre Murphy. No. 3B.2 is correspondence dated 1 May 2014 from Mr. Graham Love, chief executive, Health Research Board, in reply to the note in the Comptroller and Auditor General audit re rent and associated costs. This is to be noted. No. 3B.3 is correspondence dated 1 May 2014 from Deputy Michael McGrath. It relates to correspondence from Gary Delaney re Irish national postcodes. This is to be noted and a copy is to be forwarded to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for a note on the matter.

Next is correspondence relevant to today's meeting. We have received correspondence dated 2 May 2014 from the Department of Finance with briefing material for today's meeting. This is to be noted and published. No. 3C.2 is correspondence received on 8 May 2014 from the Department of Finance regarding opening statement for today.

No. 4 is reports. There is a list reports from Nos. 4.1 to 4.4. No. 4.4 relates to the accounts of the Central Bank of Ireland and the credit institutions resolution fund. Details have been laid before the Houses and I understand there is a copy in the Library. This might relate to what you were referring to some time ago, Deputy Ross. The matter can be raised again. The accounts are to be noted. The position is that the committee cannot examine the accounts of the Central Bank since it is a body included in the Second Schedule to the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993. In accordance with Standing Order 163 the committee cannot examine that account.

Next is the work programme.