Mr. Conor Mahon:

On the impact that Covid has had on the employment labour market, there is definitely a different type of participant presenting to us. If they come from a situation where they received the PUP, they tend to have had a career up until quite recently but had to pause it due to the circumstances around Covid. Such people are very much labour-market ready and very close to employment and do not have as much social issues. They may have had a personal reawakening about their previous career and view community employment as an opportunity to retrain to go down a different route. They may have been in the hospitality sector, as has been referenced, and have made a decision, having done shift work and worked unsociable hours.