Mr. Declan Hughes:

Absolutely, Deputy. The application process opened, we had the online form up within a matter of days and we encouraged businesses to apply. The money was transferred to Enterprise Ireland by central section and that is now being transferred to the local authorities based on a schedule that was agreed with them. They all know what money they are getting and will be in a position to issue those cheques in the coming days. It is all being done by electronic transfer. It is probably one of the quickest schemes to be put in place across the public sector.