Mr. Rory Fitzpatrick:

I thank the Deputy for his questions. I wish to clarify that we are a private company, not a State agency. I would get spanked if I pretended we were. We are out there pushing and trying to develop space products and services. The ESA funding is delivering. I agree with the Deputy that Ireland needs more infrastructure. We have pushed into projects and tried to get involved in projects. It is very difficult because the budget we put in is a very small one compared to the other countries and much of the infrastructure funding that comes out is big ticket stuff. It is worth hundreds of millions of euro. There are big numbers involved. Therefore, it is a difficult area. I would be very keen to follow it up with the Deputy after the meeting and discuss things that are going on that might be of interest to him. We do not have time to go through it properly now. However, I would be very interested in talking to the Deputy about it after the meeting.