Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I remind the Deputy that I am not a barrister, and I am the only member of my family who is not. I have always prided myself on saying that I am the most honest member of the family. We will leave that matter for another day.

We do not intend to finish the jobs initiative scheme. Capped numbers are involved and people are allowed to participate until the age of 65. The Tánaiste referred to the valuable work being done by the committee on economic renewal, of which I am proud to be a part. It is generally recognised by Ministers and Deputies that many of the people who participate in these schemes are doing very valuable work for the communities in which they work.

There is no intention on the part of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste or the Government to disturb that reality. However, we need to examine other training schemes to get a higher throughput of people because new people are coming forward.

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