Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

The first set of financial statements is for Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board for 2021. That received a clear audit opinion. No. 2 is Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board for 2021. That also received a clear audit opinion, but I draw attention to a disclosure of non-compliance with procurement rules. From memory I think the figure was something like €800,000 or €900,000. It is in the statement on internal control. No. 3 is financial statements of An Foras Teanga, The Language Body, which is one of the North-South bodies. This relates to 2020. It received a clear audit opinion, but the committee may wish to note that it was certified on 18 May 2022 and only presented on 16 February 2023. The committee may need to follow up with an explanation from the relevant Department. No. 4 is the Parole Board for 2021. It has received a clear audit opinion. No. 5 is the Aquaculture Licences Appeal Board for 2021. It also received a clear audit opinion.

The remaining accounts, Nos. 6 to 11, inclusive, all relate to Moorepark Technology Limited, which is a subsidiary of Teagasc. The accounts relate to six years, 2016 to 2021, inclusive. They were all signed at an earlier stage. At least, Nos. 7 to 11, inclusive, were signed at an earlier stage. However, they were not submitted to the Oireachtas through an oversight. When we were doing a sweep at the end of last year's business, we identified that these had not been presented. They have now been presented as a batch. The 2021 financial statements were signed off on 22 April 2022, but were only presented recently. As I said, they all have a clear audit opinion.