Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

There are two parts to that. When Departments put measures forward for inclusion in action plans, they are not necessarily at a mature stage. In fact, experience shows that they tend to be at a much earlier stage of development, and the project that we have spoken about is an example of that. Departments put forward ideas for measures, and a degree of development work is involved in bringing it to a stage where Pobal is ready to seek applications under a scheme.

At the point when Pobal seeks applications, the applicants should be ready. From that point on, the process should move fairly quickly. The delays have occurred in reaching that stage.