Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection
3:15 pm
Mr. John McKeon:
In response to the particular question on the Crafts Council of Ireland, I can confirm that we have sorted that issue out. A scheme is now running with the council. Indeed, there is a similar scheme running in the arts community, with local authority involvement. The issue that arose in that context was determining the actual host organisation. It was addressed by deeming the Arts Council and local authorities to be host organisations. In that way, we can support the arts and the crafts sectors in accessing interns.