Mr. Paul Reid:

Our capital plan is increasing thankfully, as is funding this year. Our estates project teams, and I do not have the numbers to hand, have delivered internally within the HSE very significant projects in particular over the past year or so including the National Forensic Mental Health Services Hospital, the National Rehabilitation Hospital with 120 extra bed units and a number of other big strategic projects.

They have a good track record in delivering.

Specifically on resourcing, yes, we are resourcing them further. They do need it. There will always be the balance between in-house expertise and what we can recruit internally and the use of contracted agencies, which we are doing. I am very familiar with the demands particularly on the Galway team. I have been chairing a call for the last few weeks with the Galway national and local teams on some of the significant projects that we have in Galway.