John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister did not answer the question on JobBridge. He touched on the audit but did not go into detail. I asked a specific question. The Minister has indicated that he is going to do away with JobBridge and bring in a replacement scheme. I am sure there will be a budgetary impact and I wanted to know what the timeframe was for the new scheme. It will need to be analysed, because some of the issues raised by my party, such as the way the scheme displaced real jobs, were substantiated in the audit.

The companies made self-declarations and no one checked them. A lot of serious issues were identified in the audit going back over a considerable period of time and it is important that they be taken on board in whatever is introduced to replace JobBridge. What is the timeframe for the new proposals? If there is no budgetary impact, does it mean the figure of €52 will remain for people who signed up to JobBridge?