Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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If I can add a point, I will be brief. We also have to bear in mind what sits above the public spending code and the approvals process and assurance process is the programme for Government where we set our political priorities. That is what determines the capital allocations across the different Departments. Within that, the decisions have to be made. For the significant capital projects, doing a strategic assessment board, that looks at the options and asks what are the options and what is the best way of delivering on the objective that the project seeks to deliver, is an important part of the process of delivering a major project as well.