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The two vessels that we have been talking about will obviously provide a positive aspect to build on once they are completed. Are you seeing anyone at the moment? You will be going out looking for contracts at some point anyway, but are people coming to you to say that they would like you to be involved in future projects?

That sounds positive. The Auditor General’s report says that the members of your workforce are skilled and, therefore, of course, they will be sought out by others in the meantime, but it also says that, in general, they are ageing. What work is being done on apprenticeships and building—if you will pardon the pun—a future for the yard and the area, which, as Mr Miller mentioned, has had problems of decline? Is the idea of young people coming on board—that is another pun; forgive me—being looked at?

That is a future route, obviously—thank you for that.

Mr Irwin, the Scottish Government and Ferguson Marine are working together to agree on longer-term plans. How about future investment by the Scottish Government? According to the cabinet secretary, the yard aims to be privatised again, I believe.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, convener, and welcome to the meeting, Ms Green.

You touched on this in your reply to Stephanie Callaghan’s question, but what has been the impact of the withdrawal of Erasmus+ on youth work’s links with Europe? Is it still in the same boat?

You mentioned the financial side of things, funding and such like. What sort of financial impact has no longer having access to Erasmus+ had on member organisations? Are they struggling to get by, or are they managing to cover things?

Youth work organisations will be looking to continue to deliver. Have many of them been able to explore alternative activities that they can use to replace Erasmus+ in order to avoid financial closure?

So, in spite of the financial difficulties, you are keeping a positive outlook on things. Thank you very much.

Thank you. It was helpful to get a range of experience and options that it might be possible to figure in. That was good.

That has been mentioned before. Thank you for that.