Ms Gillian Brennan:

We can start with that. I can give the funding levels by region and the number of companies supported. In Dublin, it was €88.2 million, and the number of companies was 1,645. This is for the year 2021 and refers to direct funding to clients. In the midlands, it was €43.5 million, and the number of companies supported was 200. In the mid-east, the funding was €43.5 million, and the number of companies supported was 288. In the mid-west, the figure was €35.8 million in funding, and the number of companies supported was 503. In the Border region, the funding was €33.5 million, and the number of companies supported was 421. In the south-east and south-west region, funding was €48.1 million, and the number of companies supported was 867. In the west region, funding was €32.2 million, and the number of companies supported was 341. The Deputy asked specifically about County Laois.