I agree. I will go quickly through the correspondence.
No. 1 is an invitation to attend the European policy summit which was held on 14 June. The next item concerns the annual report of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, which we will note. There is a letter of thanks from a person who appeared at a meeting of the previous joint committee, which we will also note. The next item concerns the directors' report on the accounts of the National Building Agency. As everybody has received a copy, the committee will note it.
The next item concerns the conference of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Bali, Indonesia, in December. A new Oireachtas committee on climate change is being established this week, to which the matter will be more specific.
No. 6 is an e-mail from Mr. Paul Byrne asking for permission to appear before the joint committee to discuss the ongoing problems with environmental legislation dealing with local government. We will consider this issue in due course. Therefore, we will not make a detailed assessment. The correspondence would be relevant if we were to invite representatives of the EPA to appear before the committee during the course of the year. We will retain it for future reference as part of our work programme.
No. 7 is an invitation to attend the joint parliamentary meeting on climate change in Brussels on 1 and 2 October. That meeting has taken place. No. 8 relates to the Forum for Parliamentarians in Madrid on 12 and 13 September. That meeting has also taken place.
No. 9 concerns the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, a statutory instrument signed by the Minister in July. Therefore, the time within which anyone in the Oireachtas can comment has elapsed. The regulations are effective.
No. 10 is a summary of the proceedings of the forum held by the Interparliamentary Unit on 25 June, which we will note. No. 11 relates to the annual report of the Housing Finance Agency, which we will note. Members have received a copy. No. 12 is a newsletter entitled, Action on Poverty, which the committee will note.
No. 13 an e-mail in regard to the Save Tara campaign. I suggest we hold it on file in case the topic comes up for discussion during the year. We will keep on file any correspondence relevant to that or any other related issue we may discuss during the course of the year.
No. 14 is a copy of the Combat Poverty Agency report for 2006, which we will note. No. 15 relates to correspondence from a director of a company called Burrenbeo Trust in County Clare inquiring about the procedure for making a presentation to the committee. As I have no details of the company, we will hold the item on file and deal with it if it becomes relevant to a future meeting.
No. 16 relates to a conference to be held in Philadelphia, USA, from 30 March to 2 April 2008 calling for papers for the 23rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management. Information has been circulated. If members wish to consider attending, we can obtain further information and discuss the matter at a later date. Is there any interest at this stage?
