Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

The first control we have is in deciding how the capital budget will be spent. We have had to prioritise additional schools to cater for additional numbers. However, we did receive some additional moneys which enabled us to go back to some projects which, for instance, involved refurbishments. This year we have also been able to give some money towards summer works and so on. If we are working on a project which a board of management has responsibility for managing, a process is put in place which would involve the appointment of a design team. The design team will build a tender, based on a specification we provide and with an indication of the typical and expected cost from our perspective. There is that type of engagement with the Department on the issue of cost even before the tender is issued. After the design team has issued the tender, it might have to come back to us to discuss issues such as cost overruns.