Mr. Joseph Nugent:

I cannot give the Deputy a number per se. What I can speak to is the report Mr. Kelly presented in which he comments critically on the procurement process around a range of areas. There are projects across a variety of aspects of ICT roles and, as part of our processes, most of those contracts have been the subject of public procurement. There are four broad areas in which public procurement issues have surfaced. Mr. Kidd, who is the executive director of ICT, can talk to those, and they are in various stages of procurement as they currently stand.

It is important to reference the broader governance role around ICT. Projects are managed at an individual project board level. The role of the ICT governance board is more strategic in its nature. I take the point the Deputy is making about the terms of reference but they tend to be at the broader strategic level. There certainly would be discussions at those levels at that board on the broader approach as opposed to getting down into the different elements of individual projects. Updates would be provided but the overarching governance board has tended to look at that. The board is meeting as we speak. Unfortunately, Mr. Kidd and I are not in a position to attend today. Mr. Kidd might want to provide some greater detail but we might have to come back to the Deputy with a list if it would help him in that regard.