Mr. John McKeon:

There can be considerable delay in this information coming back. We find a typical delay of two to three months. It is not the fault of the Revenue Commissioners or us, it is that there can be delays on the part of the employer and employee.

Senator Moloney asked a question about the fall in youth unemployment, and how many have gone back to work and how many are emigrating.

There are data in the implementation plan of the youth guarantee which, on page 29, break down the numbers. I would encourage Senator Moloney to have a look at that.

There has been a significant increase in youth emigration. We all will be aware of families - for example, friends of my children - who have emigrated. It has, certainly, based on the Central Statistics Office numbers, tapered off and decreased somewhat. The most recent figures are for August 2013. There has not been an increase in emigration which would explain the reduction in unemployment during that period. I honestly do not believe that emigration has reduced unemployment. It certainly helped in stopping it increasing, but in my view the reduction in unemployment is genuinely down to people going back to work.