Mr. Michael Bowe:

If I recall correctly, the Department was concerned about having a person on two or three schemes. This goes back to an ideological statement. People who are long-term unemployed need multiple interventions. They might be on several bits and pieces and, therefore, confining them to a particular route in a centre for a period is not an ideal way forward. We are in a position to provide a multifaceted response, which is the correct way forward for an unemployed person. I do not wish to comment on the policy per sebut that is the correct way forward. No single organisation, including ourselves, should lock a person in for a period. We should all be open to make sure that he or she is getting the best pathway forward, whatever that may be.