Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

I will make one point. We have thrown resources at this because we are in a crisis. We are trying to resolve the issue. Ultimately, we have to improve our processes as well. There is not much point in throwing resources at a system that is ineffective. That is why we have engaged these external people to review the legal framework and to look at what they are doing in other member states. We have got the system analyst to look at our IT systems and our processes. Ultimately, we need to know we have the most efficient process possible and then we have to deploy the appropriate resources to deliver what we need. The outcome we want is that the backlog is gone and somebody applying can reasonably assume with confidence that he or she will get a licence within a fixed period. That period may not be 120 days but if somebody applies and knows that he or she will get a licence in eight months or six months, that is better than where we are now. We need to get to that position.