Mr. Declan Hughes:

I will answer the previous question about our engagement with the Department of Finance for the record as the Deputy raised it. We have a strong relationship with the Department of Finance. Mr. Hegarty leads the engagement on our pre-budget submission, tax and so on and we always find the Department to be open to ideas. We have worked closely with that Department on the changes at OECD level and that development. There is a commitment across both Departments and in the Government to ensuring we have the right grant and taxation supports for companies at the various stages, starting, growing and scaling, where there is a disposal and mergers and acquisitions. We will be engaging again as part of the forthcoming budget process. Ministers have already given some indications of their thinking on that.

The take up of the previous solar PV scheme was quite low.

Senator Garret Ahearn:I do not think it was low.