Ms Sin?ad Carr:

To clarify, I do not want the suggestion to go out that the local development companies are just picking up what nobody else has picked up. This was done with a very considered approach. We approached them and agreed they would take on those additional workers, through supports from the Department, because they are the best bodies on the ground to engage with that. We have a community forum where we meet monthly. They meet our staff and we work in a very collaborative manner. It works well.