Mr. Garret Doocey:

The short answer is the common appraisal framework is under review and will be updated. That review and update is a natural consequence of the review of the public spending code. As the Deputy is aware, the public spending code was updated in December 2019. It has a knock-on effect in terms of sectoral appraisal guidelines such as CAF, which needs to be updated and to take into account other developments such as the value of time, a specific update the Deputy referenced. The common appraisal framework is being updated. I expect the updated CAF to be available this year. However, I must clarify that with my relevant colleagues in the Department, in terms of exact timings.