Ms Geraldine Hurley:

The present rationale is, as compared to CE where you have to do training, a personal progression plan and where all those kind of interventions are in place, for Tús, it is much more purely work experience. It is a shorter intervention that will provide a quick stepping stone back to the labour market.

The Deputy had another question about the different organisational structures. I take his point on them, where there is CE with the 840 schemes all responsible for the wide range of the organisational remit as well as the community remit, as well as delivering the services, and a different model for RSS and Tús. I would imagine that is due to the time they started. CE was probably largely before the partnership of the local development structure, which had not developed to the extent it was in place when the later schemes were introduced. Is that something that is now still valid given that those structures are still in place? That is a point that needs to be looked at again.

I think the Deputy had certain questions on carers. I will pass over to my colleague.