Absolutely; we are happy to include the matter in our work programme and will deal with it on a suitable date.
The next item is a ministerial press release on the inaugural all-Ireland mammal symposium, which we will note. Item No. 657 is a newsletter on environmental issues from Globe International, which we also note.
Item No. 658 is a list of proposals for EU legislation from the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny. As there is no work required by this committee on the matter, we will note the correspondence.
Item No. 659 is the newsletter of the European Union Knowledge Network, which we will note. Item No. 660 is a report on the growth of coastal algae, also known as sea lettuce, on certain beaches in Cork requested by Deputy P. J. Sheehan at our meeting on the nitrates directive. As he is not a member of the committee and not here today, I will ask the clerk to forward a copy of the correspondence to him.
Item No. 661 is the annual report of the Local Government Computer Services Board. We will include the report in our work programme with a view to inviting the City and County Managers Association to discuss it in due course.
Correspondence No. 662 is a copy of a booklet entitled "An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Clare", which we will note. No. 663 is the Planning and Development (Mayo County Development Plan) Direction. This item will be of interest to members. A large delegation of Mayo county councillors appeared before the committee last year concerning the ministerial directive issued regarding their county development plan. Since then there has been substantial debate between the Department and the local authority and its members, and our committee might have contributed to a move forward in this respect. A revised directive has now been issued by the Minister. I have not studied it in detail but I understand it meets some of the concerns raised by the Mayo councillors. We will note that correspondence.
I wish to cite the circulars issued by the Department mainly to local authorities since our last meeting. Circular LG 22, recoupment of RAPID co-ordinators salary for 2009; LG 23, social inclusion units — recoupment of salaries; LG 24, Traveller interagency groups; TAU 1 to TAU 5 in respect of Traveller accommodation; L 8/09, closing date for recoupment claims under the water services investment programme by each local authority; and HP&AP 1/09, Planning and Development Act 2000 — Part IV architectural heritage. The latter circular concerns the collection of data from the planning authorities on the operation of Part IV architectural heritage of the Planning and Development Act 2000 in 2008 and relates to our meeting with the Department on derelict sites. This is an interesting item. Following our meeting with the Department on derelict sites, it asked local authorities to provide information regarding architectural heritage. We will write to the Department and ask it to forward us a copy of all those results because the issue of derelict sites, which was discussed at an earlier meeting, is a matter of concern to the committee.