Mr. Tom Hayes:

It is to be hoped it will be meaningful in every county and town in Ireland. We will be starting with the community enterprise centres. They have been around for some time and we have invested €46 million in them. There are 117 of them up and running and over 1,200 companies, employing over 6,000 people, are engaged with and operate out of them. This provides an opportunity, not to provide more of the same, but to provide something quite enhanced. Deputy Deasy referred to remodification and re-engineering. It is an opportunity for local communities which work together and come forward. The programme will be part of that.

A second leg of that involves LEOs. There will be a competitive call for each of the LEOs. We want the best in class and for people to come forward to us in a competitive scheme which will involve solutions which can help to create jobs locally.

The third element will be a consequence of the consultation which will take place and has been mentioned. The spotlight will now be put on six regions up to July, with a further two to follow. Out of that will emerge ideas, initiatives and areas that we will be in a position to support.