Mr. John O'Connor:

To come back to the Deputy's series of questions, I refer to funding. Funding has not been an issue. We have a certain progression in dealing with the problem. I have explained the funding position. We have a funding provision for this year and will see how it goes. Certainly, there has not been an issue to date. As we go through the year, we will keep the situation under review. If we require more money to keep progressing in an orderly manner, we will deal with that issue. Everyone acknowledges that we cannot do all of this in one go. There is a commitment on the part of the Government to fund the programme and that is where I am. I have full confidence that funds will be provided to the extent they are necessary to deal with the issue. There is a clear commitment in that regard.

I dealt with the question of Home Bond in response to the comments of Deputy Dessie Ellis. I do not have anything to add in that regard.