Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The people who are on the employment action plan can get it after nine months. It is important that we ensure it is targeted. I am open to keep this under review. We have seen abuse of it in the past. I am afraid that if we shorten it too much, particularly to three or four months after doing the leaving certificate, we would end up with the wrong people getting it.

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