Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)

I said it would be far better if the press conferences were held later in the year. As the Minister of State said, we all hope this works. I hope it can be shown later in the year that it is working. Figures that were released today show that the official seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has decreased. Some analysts have said the reasons for that may not be as good as they appear. I think it is good news and I hope it continues. If it does, I hope we can give some of the credit for that to this Bill. If we are to spend billions in taxpayers' money, we need to be able to measure it and show what it is being used for. The Government needs to be able to show that it is working. I do not accept that the Department cannot get this information.