Mr. Joseph Stephens:

We do not have a formal role in managing how domains are registered and that system, but we have a statutory role in regulating the security of the .ie namespace. Through a directive that came down from Europe called the network and information systems directive, domain registrars and registries like .ie are formally designated. In this country we have an oversight function. They have to take a minimum level of security measures. We have a compliance team that works with them to ensure they-----