Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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It means the person will be encouraged to take part in activation, particularly in respect of education because many of the educational opportunities, as Deputy Conaghan knows, are based on school times and are particularly suitable to people who may be parenting alone. They have an enhanced range of opportunities. The number of the organisations that work with people parenting on their own, including One Parent, are particularly successful in attracting people parenting on their own into education. The same is true of community employment schemes. It is a transitional phase.