Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

Overall, the changes are minor enough. I can read out the full list of updates. There were names and addresses updated to reflect the change to the description of the Department and its functions. In sections 1(2)(e) and 1(3)(e), text was added on notifying Pobal of relevant EU regulations and the requirement on Pobal to ensure compliance with these. Obviously, we can provide copies of the previous service level agreement and the updated service level agreement, with changes tracked, if that is helpful.

On section 2(4), material was added on protected disclosures. That was on foot of legal advice provided by both the Department's legal adviser and Pobal's legal adviser to ensure the respective roles set out in the legislation would be properly captured within the service level agreement. There was a piece added to section 3(4) in relation to Pobal's requirement to return surplus funds to the Department. There was material updated on the GDPR Act because the previous service level agreement had been agreed before the Act had come into force. There was a line added in relation to the Department in agreement with Pobal having the capacity to add additional performance measurements should the need arise. The updated service level agreement reflects each of those changes.