Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection
1:55 pm
Ms Helen Faughnan:
I had them a second ago. Of the participants in JobBridge, three in five secured employment within five months of completing internships. This particular scheme has been very successful, as was recognised by the independent review that was carried out. There was a 61% progression rate, meaning it has one of the best outcomes of any scheme in Europe. That is possibly because it is the first time we have attempted this type of scheme in Ireland.