Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Two meanings can be taken out of a transition programme. One is about keeping the staff in play. That is fair enough as the staff must have jobs. The other is about being able to do work and approve projects. When the Minister refers to a transition programme, it is about what always happens, namely keeping the staff in place. She is not talking, however, about them having any money to approve new projects.