Mr. Robert Watt:

The Taoiseach gets his information, as the Deputy knows, from many sources. He is a politician like the members and he is out there meeting people so he has a sense of what is going on in the country. I am sure that he has a better sense than I have about how people are assessing where we are. My job is to have conversations and the agenda is set by the Taoiseach, as ever. He gives us his views on what we are doing. He asks questions. We bring issues to him. That structure takes place, which is quite an effective structure in terms of the engagement between the Civil Service and the people we work for - the Taoiseach and Ministers. So that structure is there. There is the formal Cabinet structure, there are more informal engagements, as may be required, and we work with the Taoiseach on the Government's agenda and priorities.

In terms of the fobbing system, I have nothing to do with the fobbing system that operates here. It is not my business to comment on it. I have sympathy for how politicians are portrayed in terms of the whole issue of fobbing and expenses and I think it is very unfair but it has nothing to do with me. It is the business of yourselves.

In terms of the capital projects, there are capital projects, I understand, in terms of the maternity services. I do not have the details but we can certainly come back to the Deputy on the timeline. There are projects in relation to Holles Street and the Rotunda. I am not familiar with the details but there are capital-----