Susan O'Keeffe (Labour)

In regard to cost, the Minister of State's indication that the cost per beneficiary is high is completely at odds with what the managers of the Early Years scheme have told me. Second, while I understand talks have taken place with voluntary education centres with a view to rolling out the scheme across the State, that process of engagement has apparently stalled. As such, the people running the scheme in Sligo-Leitrim have been left in limbo. If the project is not, after all, going to be delivered on a nationwide basis, what will happen to it when its funding runs out in September? I appreciate that the Minister of State may not have this information to hand.