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

I have the same question as I asked the previous groups. What scope is there for the various organisations involved to bring in young people under the youth guarantee funding that will be available in the new year? This would help the groups by providing personnel, but the work would also be great experience for young people. Are there any plans to do this or have any young people been taken on through JobBridge or any of the other existing schemes? If something is to be done in regard to the records, it is not enough for the Government to provide the funding. The private and public sector have a responsibility to make places available. This was done in the past. In the 1980s and early 1990s, local groups got together and set up social employment schemes. I took part in such a scheme and found it great because it provided a bridge into permanent work. What are the plans in that regard?