Wednesday 12 March 2014 14.51 The former Fine Gael strategist and Rehab Board member Frank Flannery has said he is anxious to deal with and disabuse "the misconception that a substantial impasse has arisen" between himself and the Public Accounts Committee.
In a letter from Mr Flannery to the PAC seen by RTÉ News, Mr Flannery says he will respond to the PAC, when he receives a direct invitation and knows what the agenda is.
He says that he has not received any communication from the PAC, despite numerous reports and broadcast interviews with members of the Committee.
Mr Flannery asked that the committee communicate with him at his home address so that he can deal with matters in the first instance in writing.
The letter states: "I understand it is the normal practice of the committee to set out the points it wishes to discuss in terms of the Committee's role in reviewing public expenditure matters."
Meanwhile, it has emerged that Environment Minister Phil Hogan held a meeting with Mr Flannery and other members of the Forum on Philanthropy in July 2012, according to a record of the meeting released to RTÉ's This Week.
The Irish Times revealed earlier today that Mr Flannery did unpaid work for the Forum on Philanthropy but he was paid €60,000 per year to promote a number of the forum's tax reform initiatives by another group, Philanthropy Ireland.
Mr Hogan was reportedly critical of the PAC chairman John McGuinness for what he described as a focus on the charity sector work of Mr Flannery, a long-time Fine Gael strategist.
According to records seen by RTÉ, Mr Hogan met with Mr Flannery on 4 July, 2012 in Leinster House to discuss the work of the Forum on Philanthropy.
Mr Flannery was hired by Philanthropy Ireland as a consultant in the middle of that year to promote the forum's tax reform proposals aimed at boosting the income of charitable trusts and foundations.
Mr Hogan's diary shows that he held formal meetings with Mr Flannery a total of six times between July 2012 and the following March, including once with the Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
However, the meeting on 4 July, 2012 is the only one in which a subject for discussion was recorded.
Mr Flannery has come under scrutiny in recent weeks for his work as a lobbyist for members of the charity sector, while also acting as a senior strategist with the main government party.
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