Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Unemployment Blackspots: Discussion

9:30 am

Ms Bríd O'Brien:

The employer relations unit in the Department of Social Protection is the driver of that, and it is a key part of the employment and youth engagement charter. The Department’s target is to have 300 employers sign up to it. The previous time there was a such a charter, there was a focus on getting the signatures, but the important bit relates to how to get people into employment and get them to act on it, that is, not just making a pledge or signing the charter but opening the door for people, which is what we would like to see.