Mr. John McMahon:

I will come to that now. The papal visit was handled by the State free of charge. No money came back to the OPW from the papal visit. No rent was charged or anything like that. We are here today because of the costs involved.

We support Bord Bia in the running of Bloom. It is almost a partnership arrangement. It has grown from very small beginnings into a major event that rivals the Chelsea Flower Show or any similar event. It is a unique event because it is not just a flower show like Chelsea; it is also a mechanism for small producers of all sorts of food and other artefacts and heritage items, including some of the people about whom the Deputy spoke earlier, to sell their wares. It is a big showcase for them every year. The way we look at it is that we are supporting indigenous Irish industry and indigenous Irish food by agreeing to allow-----