Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

The Minister has indicated she is considering the matter but will she tell us when she will make a decision? Many people out there know they will face unemployment very shortly and they are already trying to come up with enterprise ideas.

Whatever about public finances and the banks, the one factor required to fix the economy is job creation. There are many people who want to get into what may be best described as garage industries and we need more enterprise parks to facilitate this. All of that rides on the back of this very laudable scheme, which is an excellent idea. When will the Minister make a decision on bringing the required waiting period down to perhaps a maximum of three months? After this people may develop bad habits and get out of the work ethic. They should be allowed to go back to work and to create other jobs on the back of this.

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