Ms Gina McIntyre:

We can certainly supply the breakdown from the previous programming period but the budget negotiations within the EU are going to be very difficult going forward. The EU budget reflects what Ireland will get out of it. We will not be able to work out how much finance the UK might be willing to put in to match a programme until all those pieces are in place or if it will contribute anything. It will be the UK's choice if it is going to contribute anything. Those figures are available and we will send them to the committee.

We find that there is a huge interest in these programmes. We are well oversubscribed in the areas of funding that we have delivered and to which we are currently making awards. I do not believe that there was any issue about marketing the programmes.