Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, is present as a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined by Mr. Peter Kinsley, deputy director of audit. Apologies have bee received from Deputy Pat Deering.

Are the minutes of the meeting of 8 March agreed to? Agreed.

We will now deal with correspondence, of which we have a little more than usual, given the two-week gap caused by the break for St. Patrick's Day.

Item Nos. 1152 and 1181 are two briefing documents from Mr. Robert Watt, Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, while item No. 1190 is Mr. Watt's opening statement. It is proposed to note and publish the documents.

Item Nos. 1153 and 1177 are two briefing documents on public private partnerships from Mr. Gerard Cahillane, deputy director, National Development Finance Agency. It is proposed to note and publish the documents.

Item Nos. 1154 and 1183 are two briefing documents on public private partnerships from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills. It is proposed to note and publish the documents.

Nos. 1157 and 1179 are two briefing documents on public private partnerships from Mr. Michael Nolan, chief executive, Transport Infrastructure Ireland. It is proposed to note and publish the documents.

All of the documents on public private partnerships are connected with today's meeting.

Under category B, correspondence from Accounting Officers or Ministers, follow-up to previous meetings of the committee and other matters for publication, item No. 1150B is from Mr. Joe Nugent, chief administrative officer, An Garda Síochána. It is the audit report on the ICT directorate payment process which was requested by the committee. It is proposed to note and publish the report.