The issue that continually comes up with the appropriations for infrastructure is exactly as the minister has described. We have to have enough appropriations in a given year. Should the claims come from the recipients...very often, because of either delays in work or claims that do not come in, these appropriations lapse. But the amounts are not lost. Basically that's what we do in the supplementary estimates. We ask for them to be reinstated, and now that we expect the claims to be coming, we have the authorities to make the payments.
On November 18th, 2013. See this statement in context.