Ms Helen Faughnan:

Deputy O'Dea asked how much was spent on the original schemes. Approximately €2.3 million was spent on the PRSI exemption scheme and approximately €1.1 million was spent on the Revenue job assist, which gives approximately €3.4 million in total. We have a provision of €2.5 million in this year for the new scheme, rising to €21.25 million over the three years as people are taken on.

I will return to the question on the self-employed in a minute-----