Mr. Pat O'Mahony:

A yes or no is quite difficult, based on the answers we heard earlier, in particular from the Comptroller and Auditor General. Across public sector funding generally, one might always want to have stronger controls, but there is a question of proportionality in terms of the cost of the controls and whether we bring the whole system to a halt by virtue of doing so. The reference to local authorities and the installation grant is interesting. It would be interesting to see what the cost and the checks and balances on that €6,000 grant was, but in the overall scheme of things there is a system in place. It needs to be improved. We are clear on that and it is a process that is ongoing. I could not say that the system is adequate, but it is difficult to say how we would define what would be adequate in the overall context of proportionality.