Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Youth Guarantee: Discussion

2:30 pm

Mr. Joe O'Connor:

To respond to the contributions from Senator O'Donnell, I can give a direct answer to a direct question. If it was a case of investing €14 million, I would argue that it should go in the same way as every other cent in the constrained funding environment of the country, which is to the people who need it most. I agree it should be targeted at lower socioeconomic and disadvantaged groups, as currently they need it most. That being said, we should not get into the argument about whether-----