Ms Eileen Leahy:

The EU has worked from a model of helping member states to build on this area. Initially it was at a funding level of approximately 70%, which then dropped to 50%. The EU wants it to become a sustainable model with countries funding it themselves. The Green Paper published in the UK looks at a levy on the service providers. That is one model. While the EU has flagged that, it equally recognises it cannot completely pull the plug without something being there to continue the work. Nobody wants there to be a complete drop in this because it has to be around. The focus is on awareness and education as a key part of it.