Ms Martina Mannion:

I reiterate that the focus of our work is ensuring that we have a successful summer programme in 2021, building on the success of 2020. We are considering reducing the administrative burden through a centralised applications process, providing funding towards preparation and overseeing and facilitating earlier payments of school staff, if possible. We are working through those processes internally so it is our hope that we will be able to streamline and make that process smoother for 2021. We have not concluded that internally or with the stakeholders yet. We will obviously have to come back to the Senator on that, but trying to make the process as streamlined as possible, for the benefit of parents and schools, is very much our focus.