Mr. David Cooney:

I rely on my evaluation and audit team which is a very well-qualified team. They are very well-qualified in development work but they cover the whole Department. They report directly to me.

I have an open-door policy, to start with, with the head of the unit, but we meet at least once a month. We meet regularly, once a month, but if he has a concern, he, as he frequently does, comes in to me just to keep me up to date.

I meet the unit three times a year as a unit. They give me a paper report every six months on the work that they are doing. I sign off on their work programme, both on the audit and evaluation side.

As far as is possible, and I have to rely on the advice of others, I am as satisfied as I can be that we are auditing properly.