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Indeed, I had never visited Ireland. Since becoming an MSP, I have been fortunate enough to visit Ireland on a number of occasions, not least as a member of the Parliament's delegation to the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body.
I do not expect any change to Scotland's share of lottery funds as a direct result of the bill, although, as we say in the memorandum, a modernisation of the formula cannot be ruled out.I understand that the latest thinking is that it is the big lottery fund that will decide Scotland's share under what are basically the same formulas as those that have applied to the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund.
Do we want to continue to invest in our children's futures and to build new schools—a new Barrhead high school and a new Eastwood high school, for example—or do we let the SNP's ideological fixation with and opposition to PPP blight the chances of a whole new generation?
The Equal Opportunities Committee is known for having fact-finding visits to places that are quite inclement—and I do not think that we have had any foreign fact-finding visits yet.
There was also a panel discussion on Scottish interests in the EU. We visited Scotland House where we saw the communications facilities and other services that are on offer.
We should express our outstanding concerns. The last sentence of paragraph 26 is clear to us, but it would be better if it started, "The Executive's views".
We will always have to build some new boats—we cannot allow the fleet to go downhill all the time, so there must be a modest programme of building new vessels.