Ms Niamh Campbell:

It is an interesting question. This is an interesting table because it shows where we are vis-à-vis the EU budget. Much of it has to do with the nature of the EU budget in that the reality is that CAP and cohesion is the way the EU budget is structured. Our membership goes back longer than many of the eastern European countries whose cohesion receipts are relatively lower in regard to their GNI. People at European level are aware that Ireland has been a very successful beneficiary from the EU budget.