Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll:

The other title I have is head of the paying agency. In Ireland, unlike many other countries, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the paying agency. Other countries have agencies such as the rural payments agency in the United Kingdom which is outside the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, DEFRA. I am the head of the paying agency in Ireland. We produce certified accounts. We also have a body called the certifying body, a private accounting firm that we pay for but which reports to the Commission. BDO Ireland is currently the company. Many of the major companies would have had that account over the years. It goes to tender from time to time.