It may be useful to Senators to have some idea of the timeframe envisaged for the scheme. It is my hope that the legislation will be enacted before the end of the year. This will enable 5% of the net television licence fees for 2003 to be allocated to the scheme. It will also enable the Broadcasting Commission to begin preparation of the scheme in the new year. I envisage the scheme, because of its complexity and the intention to consult widely, will take some months to complete. It will then have to be put to the European Commission for approval as a State aid. Following such approval and my formal agreement, the scheme will be published and applications will be invited, hopefully early in the second half of 2004. Time must then be allowed for interested parties to develop and submit proposals, and for applications to be assessed. I hope audiences will begin to enjoy the new programmes on radio and television in 2005. Once the legislation is enacted the fund will come into being. In the period in which the detail of the scheme is being decided and applications sought the fund will continue to grow.