Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll:

We will be in negotiations with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of the forthcoming budget on this and all other fronts. There is nothing in particular I can add in regard to Bord na gCon other than that I take the Chairman's point that it has a task to do. Given what I have said about our own issues with procurement, I will not be critical about Bord na gCon's issues with same. Like us, that body must up its game and do procurement properly in all cases and in accordance with requirements. We regularly have meetings with bodies under the Department's remit in line with the code of governance for State bodies. Another process that is there involves the requirement on all State bodies, including Bord na gCon, to have a performance framework in place. That is the formal process. However, what the Chairman is asking, as I understand, is whether we are keeping an eye on things, to which the answer is "Yes".