Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

We have looked at this in the context of higher education and the review of the funding of higher education. We are putting in place a governance reward, with a positive support for good governance and a penalising of governance that is not as good. To achieve that in this sector would be much more difficult. We are going to look at it in terms of governance and performance in the context of further education and training and that is an option that we examining. I do not think that financial penalties would be effective in this sector but we are certainly reflecting on what additional steps we can put in place to ensure compliance by the sector with the requirements of the State.