Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Before I invite members to come back in, I have a question on applications that did not meet the criteria set last year. I am sure the Minister can see gaps in terms of communities that should be benefiting from this funding but that are not. When we are dealing with community development funds, good local authorities, of which my own in Monaghan is one, have a team of people distinct from the people who will be adjudicating on the application who go into communities where they can see gaps or where unsuccessful applications have been made in the past to provide some of that assistance and expertise that might not necessarily be within the community. Has the Minister looked at anything like that in order that his Department could be proactive when it comes to engagement? Obviously, he does not want to create a situation where there could be a vested interest within the Department whereby officials might be working on the applications. What about the possibility of a discrete team of officials working with communities?