Mr. Barry O'Leary:

The Deputy's first question relates to the staff of Irish companies posted abroad. That would not have come from us because IDA Ireland does not deal with Irish companies. There is a formal process in place on which we make a submission on our wish list for the budget, which naturally is a matter of public record. We do it mostly in conjunction with Forfás and Enterprise Ireland. We try to have a combined agency submission on issues we would like to have dealt with. That happens every year.