Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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The next item is correspondence 71B, correspondence from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, providing a note in respect of a look-back audit on all public private partnerships since 2003. A report on the latter is also included. Is it agreed to note this? Agreed. If people want to raise it again in future, they may do so.

The next item is correspondence 76B, correspondence from Mr. Robert Watt providing a follow-up on the wards of courts fund. There is a review of the fund’s performance between 2007 and 2009 and the committee will receive a copy. I hope that will be during October. Is it agreed to note the item? Agreed. We look forward to receiving that report. Related correspondence is 14B. Is it agreed that the clerk will sent a copy of the correspondence to interested individuals who have written to the committee on the topic since the committee has been in place? Agreed. I look forward to receiving the report in October, when we will discuss it again.

The next item is correspondence 77B, a letter from Inland Fisheries Ireland providing an information note setting out the reasons for the non-collection of rateable debts. It appears that a significant part of the reason for non-collection of debts is because the valuation of fisheries is outdated and was last carried out at the turn of the 1900s. I propose that we write to the Valuation Office to be kept abreast of any future revaluation of fisheries assets. Likewise, I propose we write to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment seeking to be kept abreast of any proposed changes in legislation on this issue. Is that agreed? Agreed. If people wish to raise the matter again, they are free to do so.

We have an e-mail from Deputy Josepha Madigan regarding the Olympic Council of Ireland. Does she wish to withdraw it?