Mr. Paul Hogan:

It would be a short-term response. The SID process has been successful. Many of the projects concerned go across multiple local authorities, for example, pipelines, roads and rail infrastructure, and serve multiple local authority areas. It makes sense to have a centre of expertise and to have a single-focus capacity on what are complex projects.

In fact, the SHD process was modelled on the SID process because of its success, so there was a good intention. The solution is to resource the board, adequately and properly, to discharge those functions and to clarify timelines that reflect the complexity of projects. That is something we are-----