Mr. Terry Clune:

Do we thank the 17,000 people for sending us leads but say to them Ireland, especially rural Ireland, does not need their help anymore, especially rural Ireland, and that is not necessary? That is what we will be saying. We are at various levels of dialogue with 900 companies. The IDA is a very successful organisation, but we have the ongoing relationships with these companies. We have built them and we have the dialogue. The IDA is not structurally able and I assume would not be in a position suddenly to take over 900 other new companies when it is already stretched enough. Again, the cost of our initiative is pay on success only. In the interim, we hope the Department will be able to step in for a short period and have an interim or temporary contract with us while the review is done. It will see the good aspects and we can share the things that could be improved. That is good for the country.