Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015
9:00 am
Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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In terms of areas of concern I asked about, does youth employment remain stubbornly high, and by geographical area? There is an upturn in the economy and we have seen the unemployment figures come down, especially in this part of the country. Looking at other parts of the country, where are the black spots and is youth unemployment remaining stubbornly high?