Mr. Barry Lynch:

Yes, we have done a couple of small-scale projects through that process. The key risk probably is a financial one in terms of coming upon something unknown on the site. The Department will show some flexibility to address that type of issue at tender stage. If it comes up after that, it may be something that will sit with the local authority. If we can identify all the issues before we get to tender, the single-stage process can work. It is not unnecessarily quicker. One has to do a good bit more work to get to the first stage. However, it certainly can work and it has been suitable for a couple of smaller, age-friendly types of projects.