Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

Owing to the fact that urban areas are worse than rural areas in respect of registrations, built up areas and apartment blocks especially so, will the Minister immediately employ students to start the work instead of waiting until September as suggested by the Taoiseach yesterday? Thousands of young people out of college would be ready, willing and able to do the work. We should not wait for the cold weather and dark nights.

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