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:

Absolutely. I fully agree that now is the time. In the past when figures came down, we did not address those issues. We sailed on and left people behind. Now is the time when we need to do that. It is interesting that some huge employers are talking about trying to get their workforces back. It will be interesting to see if the State does that. I am still struck when I go to meetings that people are clearly in their own homes and not in their offices.