Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

No. That will be taken out when the Estimates are being prepared. It could be the case that some of the people concerned have gone back to work. For instance, it was the pattern that many JobBridge interns were offered jobs after three months in the internship. They then leave the live register completely. In some cases, once people are given a start, a percentage of them will find some employment. For example, in the public service a maternity leave vacancy might arise which means six or nine months work. There is a turnover of job vacancies as a result of people leaving for various reasons or taking leave. This may provide opportunities for others to be employed, even though, technically, in the public service there may not be vacancies, but from time to time there are.