Mr. Dalton Tattan:

There were a few questions there. As an official, I cannot comment on whether we are doing the right thing or if it is the appropriate thing to do. As I was saying just a couple of minutes ago, early years education is at an early stage in its evolution. I do not believe that the journey will ever be complete in either the schools system or the early years system. We are always seeking to improve. During the discussion with committee members in the earlier session, we heard about some of the challenges the schools system faces. As officials, it is incumbent on us to work very closely together, particularly where Government makes a decision as to where early years education and the schools system sit in the structure. It is up to us to ensure that those structures do not stop us achieving the joint outcomes we want to see. As I have said, we work very closely with our colleagues in the Department of children across a range of areas, including the early years area we are talking about now. It is not just that area, however. We work across a whole range of other areas including social inclusion, special education and so on. We will continue to do that. As stated, we want to work together. The recent establishment of the structure at Secretary General level is further evidence of that. In a way, the decision to disband that co-located unit earlier this year is evidence of the integrated way in which we are working. It meant that something like that was past its sell-by date.