Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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I congratulate Mr. Walshe on introducing the petition and appearing before the committee. I thank the other witnesses. The departmental officials have been fine administrators and good at getting the funds through to the clients that need them but when it comes to getting people from the live register into suitable employment or education or internship, we are only at the beginning of the road when we should be much further along. This is fundamental. I acknowledge the Department is trying to create a system where everything will be built up on a case by case basis. The issue is how officials would assess a case such as Mr. Walshe's. He referred to going into education in the second year.