Dr. John Lawlor:

It is a huge worry for us; there is no gainsaying that. The stop to our funding is a huge worry for us. I have had the job of talking to our staff. I know the Deputy would have known some of them and would have met them through his scouting life. They are a wonderful bunch of people, as fine as I have had the privilege to work with in my professional life. Many of them are volunteers as well as having professional jobs. The livelihoods and incomes of others are on the line. While I have a mind to the impact on the organisation and its activities, which the Deputy pointed out, and this is very important, there are also 34 people whose livelihoods are in jeopardy through no fault of their own and I feel that very deeply as their chief executive.