Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

The TalkTalk programme came at a separate time from all the other programmes. We were really in a learning process when the first three come together. We were challenged by that. The TalkTalk programme came along after we had completed a review process. We knew that engagement with the local workers, the local community and the FÁS co-ordination unit on the ground needed to take place at an early a stage as possible. We provided money upfront on a national basis outside of our national contribution to the EGF. The specific design elements of the TalkTalk programme included the provision of job-focused private training, arranged through Skillnets, and the EGF course contribution. We were providing grants to pay for fees, but we have now broadened that out to defray expenses relating to mobility, accommodation, course equipment and materials. There has been a high level of ministerial engagement as well.