Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is good to hear. Sometimes, the difficulty with panels is that people feel they go on a panel and do not hear anything else. Obviously, there is such competition at the moment with the private sector. It might be able to give people a definite start date and, of course, particularly for younger people, that is what they want to know. People hear they are on a panel and wonder whether it is some sort of consolation plan or whether they will ever get the role. It is good, therefore, to hear that there is movement in that regard.

Unless either the Minister or Minister of State wish to make any concluding remarks, that completes the select committee's consideration of the Revised Estimates for 2024 in respect of Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. A message to this effect will now be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil in accordance with Standing Order 101. Is that agreed?