Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)

The core funding underspend is largely due to the employment regulation order, ERO, and the time that commenced. That was October. The Deputy would be aware that €45 million was ring-fenced for that purpose but it is an independent process from the joint labour committee. We do not have any control over that. There was a slight delay in all of that going through but the Department is independent in terms of all that.