Mr. Mark Flanagan:

As Senator Daly said, when we went to the Department of Finance, the officials did not know. There was nothing in black and white that they could follow and tick the boxes in order to get a licence. It has been slow from that point. We are very hopeful that after this meeting with the committee, things might progress.

To answer the Deputy's second question, it is in the Minister's remit to give us the licence; he does not need to create new legislation to do so. There should not be any hold-up as long as we meet all the criteria laid down by the Department.