Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is due later on in the year. This is an absolute priority of the Government. Next week the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation hopes to launch his jobs action plan and that will be followed by implementation of the Pathways to Work programme by the Minister for Social Protection. FÁS is being discontinued and there is a movement towards Solas and the NEIS programme under the Department of Education and Skills.

The Deputy has rightly identified this issue as being absolutely critical for young people in particular. He will hear more about that in the near future. I cannot give him an exact time for the legislation, but we are starting work on making this happen.

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