Ms Catherine Heaney:

I thank Deputy Carey for his comments and his welcome today. The Department's periodic review is not a root-and-branch review of the CIB. It is a corporate governance review that will take place to examine the board, governance and corporate activity. However, it is important to say that new service level agreements are due to be agreed with the CIB companies. That is probably the best vehicle in which to review the funding of local services. I note the concerns raised by Deputy Carey today and I will make it a priority to examine the background. I will correspond with him on the issue in the very near future.