Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It sounds as if we may have to consider if there should be a centralised unit developed versus opting for the more dispersed LEADER model. When Mr. Shine looked at other countries, do they have these sort of networks? Some of these networks we have developed would be relatively strong in Ireland compared with those in some other countries. It appears that the Department is holding out against the establishment of a centralised unit. I accept that having one in Dublin might not make huge sense, but has the Department looked, as Senator Gavan mentioned, at the experience in other countries in order to see how our network will be capable of responding?