Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I want to return to Vote 34, which I mentioned earlier. I am sorry; I know it is not the most exciting of subjects but I just want some clarity. My questions are largely for Ms Costello and Mr. Doyle. I want to understand the decision process involving that €314 million. As outlined by the officials so far, the Department felt that this was a moving around of funds that had been saved in another area and it informed that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that this was how it was going to proceed and bring it to Cabinet. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform had not preapproved that but said the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage could proceed and carry out a virement - I am not an economist so I am not good on that word - but that the next time the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage did that, it had to tell the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform beforehand. Is that a fair representation of what happened?