Apologies have been received from Deputy Finneran and Senator O'Toole who are representing the committee at the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva. The first item on the agenda is the minutes of the meetings of 12 and 26 November 2003. The draft minutes of these meetings of the joint committee have been circulated. Are the minutes of the meeting of 12 November agreed? Agreed. Are the minutes of the meeting of 26 November agreed? Agreed.
I want to deal with one item arising from the minutes of 12 November. The clerk examined a reply from the Ombudsman as regards a person who was dissatisfied with the result of his dealings with the Revenue Commissioners and the Ombudsman. A reply had, in fact, been received some time ago and the committee had agreed to write to the person concerned enclosing the reply from both parties and indicating that the committee had concluded its consideration of the matter. As the committee had no permanent clerk at that time it seems the matter was overlooked and the reply was not issued. The clerk has now issued a reply in the manner indicated by the committee. Is there anything further arising from this?