Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms O'Donoghue and her staff for attending. In these situations we inevitably focus on the shortcomings, but we should recognise the importance of the Department's role in putting bread on so many people's tables around the country.

My first question is a general one on unemployed young people. To what extent are policies and programmes in place to encourage them in the direction of work?