20.— (1) In each financial year, the Minister may, after consultation with An tSeirbhís, advance to An tSeirbhís out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas such sums as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, determine.

(2) Section 7 of the National Training Fund Act 2000 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection:

“(2A) The Minister may, for any purpose specified insubsection (1) and with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, make payments to An tSeirbhís, and any payments so made shall be expended by An tSeirbhís for that purpose only.”.