Mr. Bernard O'Connor:

Like the Deputy, I do not like pilot projects because they wander. The general availability of the facility is important. At the same time, if I look at the agricultural sector, I see that GIs have been promoted or there has been a piggybacking effect by the big GIs, such as Champagne, Bordeaux, Parma ham and Parmigiano. These big GIs have helped spread the message and helped people getting in. In that sense, Waterford is clearly the big one that could be a vehicle for the spreading of the concept of GIs into other crafts in Ireland.