Mr. Jim Waldron:

On the buy-back scheme, I might point out one major reason we are suggesting it be introduced. We have talked about older drivers. Some such drivers now want to leave the industry but they have liabilities. They will have paid €6,400 for a licence they cannot use at the moment. We are suggesting this as a support basis for people who want to exit the industry. If transferability is allowed on a licence, it is also a way that drivers who are renting in the industry and paying vast sums every week to rent a licence can buy their own licence and be properly self-employed, rather than relying on someone else to provide them with a car. It would give opportunities to exit the industry for those who want to leave and opportunities for people within the industry to have their own vehicle.