Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

Unfortunately, I do not know the specifics of that project, where it is at in the overall approval process or if it has been approved. There is a simple reality. The more capital funding one has, the more ideas can become proposals or projects on a list and can move through the various stages of approval and subsequent stages. No doubt the more capital one has, the greater the number of projects that progress. As to whether any project will be delayed, the HSE - this has been in the media and here in the Committee of Public Accounts - was clear that we saw timing issues with the availability of capital cash, particularly in the next couple of years. The summer economic statement provided a welcome buffer, contingency or overall resource of €200 million for broadband and the children's hospital, which makes that much more straightforward arithmetic.