Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Would it not make more sense for these schemes to be aligned by offering the same additional payment? Why should participants in the JobBridge scheme receive an extra €50, while those on community employment schemes and the upcoming local authority employment scheme receive only €20? The anomaly seems especially concerning, given that participants in the latter two schemes are probably more likely to have a family to support than a person partaking in a JobBridge scheme internship. Surely the additional payments should be standardised across the schemes?