Mr. Hubert Loftus:

There are 575 applications for major, large-scale projects. Those projects are largely refurbishment projects or have a major refurbishment element. Over recent years the Department's focus has been on demographics, so we are very conscious, in terms of the national development plan, of providing the necessary funding of €8.4 billion to give us the capacity to increase our focus on refurbishment. We have set that out clearly as part of the national development plan.