Are the minutes of the meeting of 23 April 2015 agreed? Agreed. We will move to correspondence received since 23 April 2015.
No. 3A.1 is correspondence dated 24 April 2015 from Mr. Tom Boland, CEO of the Higher Education Authority. He refers to the creation of a technological university in the south east, between Carlow and Waterford and points out that the process is still ongoing. We are waiting for Mr. Michael Kelly to complete his examination. I have spoken to Mr. Kelly and he has agreed to come before the Committee of Public Accounts once he has finalised his report.
No. 3A.2 is correspondence dated 28 April 2015 from Mr. Paul Dunne, Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. The correspondence is to be noted and published.
No. 3B.1 is correspondence dated 22 April 2015 received from the HSE regarding ophthalmology services. The correspondence is to be noted and forwarded to Ms Anne Marie Hickey. The committee dealt with this last year. This interesting report from the HSE refers to the waiting lists in Waterford regional hospital and the fact that the backlog has been cleared. Many of the people who were on the waiting list for cataract surgery in Waterford regional hospital were operated on in five different hospitals while they were waiting for the post of the ophthalmologist to be filled in Waterford.
No. 2B.2 is correspondence dated 22 April received from the HSE regarding S. Carroll's contracts to be noted and forward to Mr. Carroll.
No. 3B.3 is correspondence dated 17 April 2015 received from Mr. Paul Begley, financial controller, WestWood Club Limited.