Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Public Accounts Committee
Payments to Section 39 Companies: Discussion
11:30 am
Ms Angela Kerins:
Deputy McDonald said that she thoroughly understood the Rehab Group and that is good to hear. However, in her commentary, she forgets that there is a significant other part of the Rehab Group. There is a significant part of the group that is not in Ireland and a significant part that is commercial. In addition to all of the very important work that Rehab Care, NLN and other organisations within the Rehab Group do, there is a very significant commercial organisation and the running of businesses within that organisation. I mentioned our recycling business already today, which is the largest recycling business in this country. Regarding social progress, I have said it many times, a social enterprise is about creating jobs. We have created quite a substantial number of jobs and continue to do so, but there is a huge challenge in maintaining jobs, particularly in this country. It is not just the delivery of services, which is very important and terribly challenging at times. There is also the issue of ensuring the 2,300 people in this country who are working for us continue to work for us and not just in the charity arena but also in the broad church-----
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