Planning: Members of the Committee expressed concern regarding the apparent lack of cohesion between the budget process and established priorities of the Authority and questioned why there is an apparent disjoint between the funding available and the priorities/ performance targets set by the Authority and that this leads to priorities not being achieved as various targets were not met due to budgetary constraints. The Council indicated that the funding model on which the Authority operates is not ideal, but that the budgeting process will be reviewed and will enjoy increased focus in coming years. PSIRA is a trading entity which generates some of its own income.