Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

What is unusual about this situation is that the grant funding was intended to be forwarded to other organisations, whereas most grant recipients would generally receive funding for their own activities and purposes. This situation was a little unusual in that it was a very niche area of the arts - I believe it was film-making - and, obviously, there was some discretion. A scheme was put in place and it was felt that these individuals were best placed to process the applications within the framework set for the scheme.