Dr. Fergal Lynch:

The approach being taken by Pobal is to carry out compliance visits on the basis of specific criteria, chiefly the size of the payment being made and, therefore, the risk to the Exchequer if money is being overpaid to providers, and the scheme in question. The schemes where we encountered the most difficulty were the community childcare subvention, CCS, and the community childcare subvention plus, CCSP, schemes. The ECCE scheme presented the least difficulty, with a very small proportion of over-claim. Pobal carried out 1,700 visits last year. This year, 700 have so far been carried out, with a focus on the higher risk schemes. There is a concentrated-----