Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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Okay. I want to move on to a couple of other points. One of them relates to the Comptroller and Auditor General's opening statement. I would like Mr. Gunning to explain something to me. There is only one project now that Tallaght and Blanchardstown are complete. The Comptroller and Auditor General's statement noted:

The board is funded by Oireachtas grants provided via the Health Service Executive. In 2020, the grant funding provided amounted to €161.2 million, matched to an equivalent expenditure.

This relates to the capital side. The Comptroller and Auditor General's statement concluded:

This note indicates that, excluding lease commitments on the board's office accommodation, the value of the capital commitments outstanding at the end of 2020 stood at €764 million, and that was down €110 million on the level outstanding at the end of 2019.

If €161.2 million has been provided, how has it been reduced by just €110 million?