A lot of the money spent by the ETBs is on adult education for those with disabilities through their own services and charities.
There is certainly a heap of waste and things could be done better, but there is also an element of keeping people at something day to day which is no bad thing.
If we are talking about resource allocation. I get lambasted as uncaring for saying that a €5 a week dole increase is a poor use of resources (and additionally unfair, you had to be earning €50k plus to get the same weekly tax cut from the government in previous budgets). I think it is a poor use of resources in a labour market heading to full employment. I have no issue with money well spent and if this was diverted elsewhere.