Mr. Paddy Howard:

We do not have an operational role in respect of the delivery of projects. Typically, we would only know details of projects if a particular issue or agenda arose. For example, the Vote section of our Department engages with the Department of Education and Skills and if a particular issue that required additional scrutiny arose, then it might become involved. However, I would not expect our Department to be doing so habitually. The management of these projects is a matter for the Department of Education and Skills. It has a section which deals with these matters and that is where certification or any kind of detailed management of projects would take place.