Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Have any members strong feelings on that one way or the other? If it is agreeable, we will invite Tusla in the first instance and will invite the RTB in later on this year. Is that agreed? Agreed.

In the last session, from Christmas up to summer, because of Covid-19, we sometimes had to chop and change. In fairness to the witnesses coming in, we want to give them, as well as the secretariat, time to prepare, but also to facilitate the witnesses and their schedules.

The Dáil is not scheduled to sit the following week, which brings us to 4 November. Following on from our engagement on 27 April, I propose that we engage with RTE again on that date in the context of the State funding it receives. No. 776 from Deputy Carthy also suggests a further engagement with RTE. A number of issues were raised this morning around that, so if members are agreeable, we will invite RTE in on 4 November. Is that agreed? Agreed.

I do not propose to schedule any further engagements for November until we have the opportunity to see the Comptroller and Auditor General's 2020 reports and material. Is that agreed? Agreed. Is there any other business? Is there anything urgent that members want to raise? No.

The meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts is adjourned until 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 23 September 2021, when we will continue our examination of the HSE's 2020 financial statement. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.