Ms Moyagh Murdock:

There were unknowns in terms of actual demand in different locations. We have history in our existing national vehicle and driver file in Shannon, which would have given us a projected demand in terms of the existing licence holders and possible demographics associated with them. The specification was to have an access point for a licence application that was accessible to 95% of the population. However, in certain locations the demand on specific centres was greater than anticipated. We are working with the supplier to open up additional centres in Mallow and Dublin, where there is considerable congestion. We do not associate any additional charge with that increase in coverage, as this will be part of the contract. The compensation from the supplier will be through the income and applications coming through the relevant centres. That is part of the operating demand on the supplier. There is a fixed charge for every single application.