Mr. John McKeon:

I will, first, address the question about job types, on which Mr. Kane may also want to comment. A general point is that we should not lose sight of the case examples given in the providers' opening statements. They are real case examples of people who were happy to enter good work. It is always said this process only results in the taking up of jobs in the hospitality, catering or retail sector. I have said at a number of fora that this does a huge disservice to the people who work in those jobs and shows a level of inverted snobbery.

We have to be careful about this. If someone has been unemployed for three, four or five years, a job that somebody else might consider beneath him or her will be of great value. The issue is whether the job is full-time, permanent and sustainable and if it pays more than the minimum wage and the person will be able to move on. I am satisfied that this applies to the jobs provided in this case.

In terms of the information on the data, we circulated to the joint committee our performance data. I understand they address the question asked by the Deputy. They were in the pack we submitted in a separate cover and show the breakdown by cohort, the number of people referred, the number who secured employment, the number who remained in unemployment and so forth. I understand the information sought by the Deputy is provided. Perhaps he might check and revert to us if any information is missing and we will try to provide it.