Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is in the further education and training sector. It is being worked on. It is to ensure there is joined-up thinking across the sector of further education and training. There is a lot of adult guidance in the ETBs. Then they go down the road to the Intreo office and there is a crossover there. It is to ensure we get the best use of resources, but also that the client gets the best service, with enough time with a guidance officer, be it in the Intreo office or in the ETB. We will have that strategy for 2016 and we will implement it then. It is to close the gap identified by Deputy McConalogue. In some cases, applicants take the wrong course. We can see it at all levels of education. For some reason, an applicant might end up on the wrong course, or a course that does not suit him or her, and that is a waste of time and also a loss to the State. The aim is to correct that. It also recognises that there is a significant need for the service, and a demand. It is to ensure that we can best manage our resources to deliver that service where and when it is needed.