Mr. John McKeon:

That was at a time when there was pretty high unemployment. We anticipated that we would probably send between 300,000 and 400,000 people. The provider had to get some commitment because it invested approximately €20 million in its set-up. We had to give it some commitment and we gave it a commitment of 240,000. We exceeded this and we always knew we would. Once we got that number there was no further issue.

With regard to cost, JobPath, the local employment service and our own staff are all within touching distance of one another. JobPath is probably the cheapest if the cost is divided by the number of people who get the service. The local employment service is probably the next cheapest. It is a bit more expensive. Our staff are probably the most expensive but there is not much in it.