Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland

2:30 pm

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My second question is about jobs. I have looked through the various recommendations. Consistently with the IMF reports in this area, they seem to be fairly exclusively on the supply side. As Mr. Nagarajan will be well aware, we do not have a supply-side issue in Ireland. We have a vast number looking to work. Perhaps in some sectors, such as high-tech, we are bringing workers in and there are measures that can be taken. However, there is very little on demand-side activation. Am I correct in that regard or am I missing some weighty demand-side activation measures on jobs?

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