With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 29, 30, 31 and 32 together.
No grants have been made to any semi-State company for which I am responsible in respect of the engagement of the management consultants named by the Deputy.
It is normal business practice for semi-State bodies, particularly those engaged in trading operations, to engage consultants from time to time to assist the management in the solution of particular problems; where this is done without special State assistance, the choice of consultants, the terms of engagement and the assessment of results are the responsibility of the company concerned.