The second part of the Deputy's question relates to a separate matter. Programme managers who are appointed from outside the Civil Service are appointed under excluding orders from the Civil Service Commissioners and are required to sign a contract. Therefore, they are civil servants and have to comply with the normal contract provisions regarding official secrecy and integrity. If the Deputy wishes. I will read the terms into the record. It states:
You will during the term of your appointment be subject to the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, 1963. You will agree not to disclose to third parties any confidential information, especially that with commercial potential either during or subsequent to the period of employment. You will also be bound by regulations regarding integrity and conflicts of interest which are generally applicable in the Civil Service and you shall be required to make a declaration of interests in such form as the Minister for Finance may require.