Mr. Philip O'Donnell:

I will leave the question of one-off welfare measures to some of my colleagues in the interests of the time we have left. In respect of the possibility of the Western Development Commission as an example of providing match-funding, I say "Yes" in principle. However, we have a concern about catchment and the Western Development Commission's remit is in that part of the country to ensure there is equitability of access.

On the broader point about access to things like LEADER funding, we have a concern about the movement towards larger organisations tapping into it and the difficulty smaller organisations have because of the bureaucracy and difficulty of applying for LEADER funding.

On the new arrivals fund and the potential roll into SICAP, the answer is "Yes" on the basis that it does not come at the expense of funding that is already there for SICAP or what SICAP as a core programme actually needs.