Mr. Ken Spratt:

I should highlight that we are breaking new ground when it comes to night-vision imaging systems, NVIS. This is the first time a commercial operator and the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, the regulator in this space, has implemented an NVIS regime. There are no international or European precedents to follow here. We do not have regulations from the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, or the European Union Aviation Safety Authority, EASA, to follow relating to the use of NVIS. This is important. The IAA is still going through the process of ensuring that the regulatory approach to NVIS is in place. The regulatory approach has not been fully determined yet. We are breaking new ground and until such time as the regulatory regime is in place, we simply cannot put a public procurement process in place.