John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not. I suggest an unemployed person who believes an internship would benefit him or her in finding a job, regardless of whether this would be under the old scheme or a new scheme, would find it peculiar to be asked to wait for six months or 12 months because one scheme has been brought to an end and the new scheme has not yet been put in place. If the JobBridge model is seen to have been successful - according to Mr. Carroll, it has been underpinned by Indecon - I cannot understand from a practical point of view why the new scheme was not designed to be up and running before the closure of the old scheme. If JobBridge has been successful, why are we taking a timeout? If it has been unsuccessful, we should get rid of it. If the Department wants to modify elements of it as part of a new scheme, should that not be designed with an orderly transition rather than a timeout period before the original scheme is finished? I understand Deputy Carey wants to come in on the same issue.