Mr. Mick Creedon:

The Youth Guarantee was a pilot project funded through the European Union, with the Department of Social Protection as a lead partner. The job centre is a non-governmental organisation, NGO. It is a co-operative which was established in 1986. It has a board of management and primarily generates its income through contracts to deliver services in the area; for example, we have a contract with the Department of Social Protection to deliver the local employment service network within the area. The staff from the local employment service were involved in the pilot scheme. We also have a contract to deliver a jobs club in the area through the Department. We have other income from private trust funds and European projects.