Mr. Robert Watt:

If I could respond, I do not think Deputies could be surprised as we set out very clearly in our response to the recommendation that these reviews have not been published in the past. As the Comptroller and Auditor General has said, we have now committed to publishing. I do not think Deputies should have been surprised that we have not published them heretofore because that is very clear in our response to the recommendation on page 65 of the report. We accept the merit of the argument and we are in favour of having a much more transparent and open approach to these matters in order that Deputies, on behalf of the citizens, can establish that these projects represent value for money. It is an important issue and we have set out more information here than ever before in respect of public sector benchmarks, cost-benefit analyses and so on. We are very happy to work with the committee. I have spoken with colleagues and we will publish the reviews as quickly as we can and we will move on with it.

I do not think, however, that we can let go of the remark levelled at us by Deputy Cullinane suggesting that we have adopted a cavalier attitude to coming before the committee. That is not fair. We have presented a large amount of information to this committee in order to assist it. We have worked with the Comptroller and Auditor General in the preparation of his report and we are all here. Many of my colleagues are here to answer the committee's questions. We have fairly answered all of the questions put to us this morning. I want to put it on record that I do not accept for one moment that officials have adopted a cavalier approach. In actual fact it is quite the opposite. We have been quite upfront and honest in terms of the information we have provided and in terms of our responses this morning. I do not want to strike a discordant note at this meeting, but I am very happy to take it up with the Chairman and Deputy Cullinane on another date if he really, genuinely believes that we have adopted a cavalier approach to this committee, because I do not accept that for one moment.