Mr. Hubert Loftus:

That was done in the past year. The audit opinion was very positive in terms of how the ETBs managed that. Based on feedback from the ETBs in terms of utilisation, and based on the internal audit controls and opinions, it certainly would not be an area I would have a significant concern from the Department's perspective in terms of how well it is managed at ETB level. It is important to acknowledge the ETB sector played an important role in the implementation of cross-sectoral redeployment arrangements for the teacher cohort as a whole and played its part in ensuring that overall teacher allocations are managed.