Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following urgent matter, namely the increase by 12,000 in this month's live register figures; the sustained loss of jobs in vulnerable sectors such as the construction industry; the Government's failure to identify in advance of, and prepare for, the slowdown in the economy when all economic indicators pointed to its occurrence; the need for investment in upskilling and retraining of the workforce to target the research and development sector in particular; and for the Government to accept that its policy of cutting PRSI contributions was wrong, based on the growing and predictable demand on the social insurance fund.

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