Mr. Dermot Griffin:

I will start with "Winning Streak" and "The Million Euro Challenge". "Winning Streak" is a game we have successfully run in association with RTE. It is a very successful programme that has stood the test of time. The game show is an important property for us and will remain so but we need to look at new games as well. Working in conjunction with RTE, we devised "The Million Euro Challenge". It is a different type of game and is probably targeted at a slightly different audience level. In terms of the excitement of TV, it is built around producing a millionaire and features slightly more complicated games than simplistic games. It has a new presenter and a new set. We decided with RTE that we would start the year with "The Million Euro Challenge". For a programme that is just starting off, it has audiences of over 264,000 on a Saturday night. It is certainly the top programme in its slot compared to other programmes on at that time. We will run that for a series and bring back "Winning Streak" in the summer. "Winning Streak" will come back afresh and we will then be able to offer a new combination of game shows. We have done that in the past. We have had "Fame and Fortune", "Trump Card" and "Big Money". One just mixes it around a bit and refreshes things as one goes along. Rest assured that "Winning Streak" will be back with Marty Whelan.

In respect of the relationship with our agents and retailers, the Deputy put her finger on it when she mentioned change. It is a period of change for the national lottery. Things are different, particularly over the past three months. We have flagged and communicated this. It is a period during which they must operate two systems. They must run down the old An Post system and run the new system. There have been some teething problems which we will get over. I think the business demonstrates that the systems work 99% of the time and we will improve on that. The relationship will more forward quite quickly, as it has done in the past, because we will sit down with our retailers and work through any outstanding issues they may have. The ticket checkers will be out in early April and I think it will get back to business as usual for the national lottery quite quickly, which is what we want to do.