Mr. Kevin Daly:

I run the secretariat of the expert group on future skills needs. We have had an increase in resources in the past 12 months. The unit is resourced directly through the Department and also through the national training fund. We have gone from four full-time staff to five, a 25% increase, and our consultancy budget has also gone up by approximately 30%.

Our resources are increasing. One can always do more if one has more resources but we are adequately resourced for the agreed work programme at present.