Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This once again speaks to the processes, the accountability, the monitoring, and evaluation systems that are in place between the department and health boards.

Is there is a standard financial accounting format, budget process that is in place for all the boards? Are there quarterly variance reports done as is the standard in most parts of government? And if those variances are not up to speed or if there is questions are they not checked? Is there not a common vocabulary or a common understanding of the definitions and terms of what constitutes acceptable expenses?

Mr. Chairman, these are fairly basic questions but it speaks to the issue before us with the budgets. That there seems to be some very basic flaws in the processing systems to the extent that the department cannot with any certainty come forward and tell us what the expenses of the boards are. After a year of trying, we are going to end the fiscal year still with no clarity on the issue of deficits. What is going to be done starting April 1st so that we are just not propagating this problem, but rectifying these accountabilities, processes and structures that may be missing? Thank you.