For the first few minutes we will clearing routine business, which will not take very long. I mean correspondence that we have received in the past seven days and other small items. Then we will go into private session for a legal briefing on the issue of protected disclosure.
The first item on the agenda is the minutes for the meeting on 21 September 2017. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. Nothing has arisen from the minutes.
Correspondence received is the main issue and it will not take too long. Correspondence, Category A, is a briefing note on the opening statement from HIQA. We have already dealt with that note and published it. Category B is correspondence from Accounting Officers and follow-up to previous meetings. The first item is No. 763B, a letter from the Secretary General, Department of Justice and Equality, dated 20 September 2017, relating to the interim report regarding the reopening of Garda stations. We note and publish that as we have discussed the topic earlier.
The next item is No. 766B, correspondence dated 22 September 2017 from Dónall Ó Cualáin, acting Garda Commissioner, relating to the interim report on the reopening of Garda stations. We discussed that issue at length this morning so we note and publish.
The next item is No. 764B, correspondence dated 22 September 2017 from the Higher Education Authority confirming the higher education institutions were requested to report on the engagement and associated costs of external consultancy and legal firms and services going back over ten years. A number of returns have been received by the Higher Education Authority. It expects to be in a position to report to the committee in early October. We note and publish that.
The next item is 765B, correspondence received from Tony O'Brien regarding the delay in sending the Deloitte report on the Grace case. We note and publish that.
The next item is 775B (i) and (ii). It is a further item received yesterday from Mr. Tony O'Brien, enclosing a covering letter with the Deloitte report. This is a report that members will wish to study before deciding if we want to discuss it further.