Mr. Ted Owens:

That would be managed centrally. All payments must be done centrally. We have an electronic system. In all our schools and colleges, apart from small items, as the Deputy mentioned - for example, going out to the local shop to buy X, Y or Z - everything is done by electronic payment. We have an electronic payments system; no cheques are used in any of our schools and centres. Everything is done from head office. All payments and all procurement must go through head office. There are very tight guidelines in place to ensure that there is proper authorisation at various levels. All payments in Cork ETB are done centrally and by electronic means.