Mr. Paddy McGuinness:

One very serious thing is happening, which is that the fund cannot function at the moment and the €3 million is revolving annually. There are applications from businesses in the region looking for support from the Western Development Commission and jobs are at stake, but until a new board is appointed, no decision can be made on any applications. This has happened twice as it also happened at the end of the previous board. I started moves last November to get a new board in situby the end of February this year.