Mr. Graham Doyle:

I think the HAP example is a particularly good one. When we talk about the number of additional tenancies that would be supported in a particular year when the budget comes around or whatever, we lose sight of the fact, and do not necessarily automatically point out, that this chunk of money is actually covering this number of tenancies. That is a very valid point.

In his initial intervention, the Deputy talked about the variety of schemes. In coming to the Department, I have tried to get my head around all the different ways a house can be delivered and all the different funding mechanisms. It is quite a challenge. They are all tools in the box, as we talked about yesterday. There are multiple funding streams and we have to report on the funding streams, but tying that to the outputs is a challenge and is a diifficult process. I know the Comptroller and Auditor General certainly accepted the complexity of it. We have to try to crack that and align those things better. Given my own background, it is particularly important that we do that given the amount by which we have ramped up spending.