Tús - the community work placement initiative - came into operation in mid-2011 and to date some 7,200 participants have completed or are currently serving in work placements provided by community organisations. As part of the budget measures to provide 10,000 additional work placement, internship and training programmes places, a further 2,500 placements will be made available under Tús over the coming months. As a new initiative, Tús continues to be monitored and developed by my Department. While the Department has no firm proposal to conduct a review of the effectiveness of this initiative as yet, it is likely that an evaluation of the initiative will be undertaken beginning later in 2013. Separately, the Department recently published a review of employment support, activation and work schemes, including Tús. This review is available to download from the Departments website - www.welfare.ie.