Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I thank the Minister for the clarification on that. In future, could that be more closely aligned with the budgetary process here, in order that the Minister would not have to go looking for a Supplementary Estimate? On the National Training Fund, NTF, increasing, there is some concern that business is going to have undue influence with regard to that fund because it is going to make a greater contribution. I am all in favour of the interaction between further and higher education and industry in respect of job opportunities and so on. However, there is some concern that there might be too much influence from the world of work as opposed to the world of education. Would the Minister have a comment or opinion on that?