Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions
Back to Education Allowance: Discussion on Public Petition Received
4:30 pm
Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
If officials examine everything on a case by case basis and there are exceptional circumstances such as those in Mr. Walshe's case, it should be facilitated by a case study. If nothing else results from this petition, it will give a human face to the problems encountered by the Department every day in tailoring solutions to myriad different clients. People are being put in education who should be at work and people are being put into internships who should be in education. This is a worthwhile exercise. How much longer must we wait for a case by case system in which we can have confidence?
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