Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I do not need figures. Is there a system by which the Minister can project or anticipate the demand for services under subhead E4? Is there a internal mechanism or group that deals with that question? As I said, I do not want a figure - if one is available -I just want an understanding of the challenges the Department faces under the subhead E4 in terms of projections.

There is underspend on capital in respect of the purchase of accommodation units of, I understand, €5.7 million. I want to get a sense from the Minister as to how the appointment of approved housing bodies, AHBs, to manage properties purchased on behalf of the Department is working. What is the state of play of that? Given that there is an underspend, and given the demand, why is that the case? I will leave it at that.