I agree with and applaud Government initiatives in the administrative training of civil servants from the accession countries. It is not widely known that Ireland has provided €1 million over the last four years for this purpose. I first became aware of Irish involvement in this area at the forum for Europe 12 months ago. A group of young civil servants from, among other countries, Malta and Poland visited the forum as part of a six-week course they were undertaking at the Institute of Public Administration. The Minister of State is very familiar with the institute. I was struck by the youth of the civil servants. As members of a younger generation, they gave lie to the general perception of civil servants as old and grey, be they male or female. I say that with respect to our colleagues, the Minister of State, Deputy Roche's officials.