Mr. Oliver Egan:

Mr. Fleming will respond to some of the points raised regarding the Tús and rural social schemes. We are conscious that the schemes are separate and supervisors on both schemes have differing roles and remuneration packages and must meet different requirements.

To correct an earlier remark I made, I inadvertently stated that last year's budget was €24.5 million when it was €29.4 million. The budget this year is €20.4 million. Mr. Fleming will comment on some of the issues raised regarding the rural social scheme and Tús, after which we will return to the supervisory issue. While the programmes are similar, they also differ in some respects.