Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I will read the responses to my questions.

I welcome Ms Vaughan and her colleagues. I also welcome the proposals made and the plan behind the Intreo offices and the integration of those seeking unemployment benefit and finding employment for them and all that it entails. My concern lies with the removal of community welfare offices from remote areas such as mine in Connemara. It can involve a way trip of 60 km to visit an Intreo office and the person concerned must then return home. That is a major source of concern that Deputy Dara Calleary and I raised with the Minister in the Dáil last week.

On the youth guarantee and the developing of a plan, there are issues about developing a final plan in the European Union. If that comes to fruition, will the Department be in a position to roll it out?

In respect of the statement of mutual understanding, what penalties are involved? What is the minimum level of engagement? Is there real engagement in the process?