Mr. John Twomey:

When the event is known, a management plan is prepared. The preparation of that plan is done in conjunction with the local gardaí and, indeed, other agencies that are involved in the running of these events - the local authorities, various other interest groups, the health service, etc. Anyone who has a role in ensuring that this is run safely is involved. It is in accordance with the code of practice. There is a code of practice in place for how these events are run and there are certain obligations and commitments on the event organisers, and we are involved in that planning. Following that consultation process and that planning process, which might take somewhere from six to ten months, an application is then made and the result of all of the work that is done in the previous ten months is submitted to the local authority. It then comes to us formally for us to say we have been involved in a process and we are satisfied with the plan as it is proposed.