Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

The hope is that the level of incentive provided by the existence of the scheme will encourage people who otherwise might not be in a position to do so to enter. As I said to Deputy Sherlock, at this stage 80 application forms have been sent out and it is too early to predict how many valid applications will be made and how many of those will succeed when the adjudication panel sits. Until that stage it would be premature to consider any other kind of entrants.

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