Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

As the Deputy said, this is a legal requirement regarding the capital carryover. It represents approximately 1.4% of the total revenue position for voted capital in 2008 being brought into 2009. As the Deputy is aware, there are arrangements for the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service at any time to invite before it the various authorities which are responsible for major capital projects, including the NRA with regard to roads, which thankfully are in all cases now coming in before time and within budget, and also other areas of activity, whether with regard to schools and the Department of Education and Science. All of these capital projects are for consideration by the committees at any time during the year.

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