Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Changes were announced to the JobBridge programme and the internship term has been extended to up to two years. Will Ms Vaughan give the rationale to this? Was it an employer demand or a demand of participants? Does it undermine the JobBridge programme in giving people experience and moving them into the fully paid workforce as opposed to an internship? Indecon has also pointed out that many people participating in the JobBridge programme have substantial work experience. Will Ms Vaughan review the programme as graduates find it difficult to get placed under it and they are the ones who need work experience?