Mr. Gearóid Breathnach:

It is not a good return but the only reason Údarás na Gaeltachta has a property portfolio is that without suitable property available for letting to clients, it would be very difficult to get investment and employment generation in the areas in which we operate. There is no doubt that it is a costly undertaking to maintain a large portfolio of property and industrial estates. Unlike other areas of industrial development, in the Gaeltacht, Údarás owns the industrial estates and is responsible for the effluent treatment plants on most of those estates. It is a costly exercise to maintain those estates properly and to maintain the other properties.