Apologies have been received from Deputies Burton, Cregan and Ó Caoláin and Senators O'Toole, John Paul Phelan and White.
The first item on the agenda is the draft minutes of the meeting held on 25 May 2005 which have been circulated. Are they agreed? Agreed.
The next item on the agenda is correspondence. A schedule spreadsheet has been circulated. Some 54 statutory instruments regarding urban renewal areas are listed. As the matter is straightforward, I suggest they be noted. Is that agreed? Agreed.
We have received a reply from the financial regulator regarding the reinsurance industry. I suggest we note the briefing note which members can study.
The next item is a travel report from the committee representative on the conference, Strategies for an Ageing World, held in London in November 2004. We will note the report. The next item is a travel report from the committee representative on the conference, European Economic Policy, a National and European Perspective, held in Brussels in April this year. I suggest we also note this report.
The next item is a revised draft of a letter from me, as Chairman, to the Minister for Finance regarding a settlement made with the Revenue Commissioners following the intervention of the Ombudsman. It is proposed that we forward the letter to the Minister. Is that agreed? Agreed.
The final item is an update on correspondence, item No. 94, from our last meeting, a letter from Deputy Ned O'Keeffe regarding the flood plan for Fermoy. As requested by the committee, the Minister of State at the Department of Finance with responsibility for the OPW, Deputy Parlon, met a delegation from Fermoy in Mallow last Friday.
Bank Charges and Interest Rates: Draft Report.
Chairman:
We now come to the consideration of the draft interim report on the policies of commercial banks on customer charges and interest rates. I hope this will be a brief meeting to finalise the matter. Our intention is to formally launch the report next Wednesday. There is no major item of substance to be agreed at this stage. We had a full run-through at the last meeting and there are only a few minor details that we need to clarify. The report will then be sent to be typed and proof-read. I suggest that any member who has a new major item of substance to introduce should hold it for the next report.