Mr. Kenneth Jordan:

As we said in our opening statement, the issues arise from the legal regulation of property. I could not express the view of the Department, and what I would offer are opinions rather than anything else.

We are responsible for the Dormant Accounts Acts and as the Deputy noted, on average there is an annual inflow of €50 million and an average outflow of €25 million. There is a net gain. Since the Dormant Account Fund has been set up, some €380 million has been reclaimed since 2000. The amounts of money reclaimed are significant.