Mr. Robert Watt:

We get monthly reports from each Department on capital spending. We have a profile over five years of capital spend. Each Department, as the Deputy is aware, has its list of projects and has the allocations set out, so a profile is built up. They are adjusted every year because some projects are further advanced than others and some projects are delayed for whatever reason. There is an iterative process. Every year, there is an annual allocation which is set out and voted upon by the Dáil. Against that allocation and profile, we receive reports every month from each spending Department which sets out that Department X had a capital budget of €100 million and was meant to spend €10 million in January. If it spends €8 million, €9 million or €12 million, we report that. That is reported to me every month.