John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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It is included on our work programme that we will have the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in before us on 23 October. That is specifically to look at the IPAS situation and expenditure. We spoke about this in our private session and I know other members have specific questions regarding expenditure in different areas. Members will have additional questions so it was agreed we would try to compile some of those questions in advance of that meeting with the Department to try get specific answers to specific questions in advance to help inform us before that engagement on 23 October. If that is agreeable, we will move on.

The committee has also agreed to note and publish the following items of correspondence: No. R0271, correspondence received from Ms Kate Duggan, chief executive of Tusla, regarding non-compliant procurement disclosed in the 2023 financial statements of Tusla; No. R0272, correspondence received from Ms Joan Crawford, CEO of the Legal Aid Board in relation to non-compliant procurement; No. R0273, correspondence received from Mr. Tony O'Brien, chairperson of the Peter McVerry Trust, regarding the committee's request to attend a meeting; No. R0276, correspondence received from Ms Mary Hurley, Secretary General of the Department of Rural and Community Development, regarding the late laying of the 2023 financial statements of An Foras Teanga; and No. R0277, correspondence received from Mr. Graham Doyle, Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, regarding the late laying of the 2023 financial statements of Waterways Ireland.

No. 7 is the work programme. The committee has agreed its work programme until 6 November 2025 and has published its work programme for 2025. It has been agreed that on Thursday, 2 October 2025, we will discuss the 2024 financial statements of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. On Thursday, 9 October 2025, we will discuss the financial statements of Beaumont Hospital and the National Treatment Purchase Fund. On Thursday, 16 October, we will discuss the 2024 financial statements of the Health Service Executive. On Thursday, 23 October 2025, we will discuss the 2024 appropriation accounts of the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider Vote 21 - Prisons, and Vote 24 - the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. On Thursday, 6 November, we will discuss the 2024 financial statements of Uisce Éireann.

Are there any other items the committee wishes to discuss under any other business?