Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)

A large number of people will leave school this year and there will not be jobs for them. Does the Minister accept there is a strong case for ensuring that people cannot go from school on to the dole and that they will progress directly from school into a training course? This issue will arise on a large scale this year and in the coming years. That is the critical time to catch people to prevent them falling into unemployment and dependency on perhaps a long-term basis. Has the Minister given any consideration to providing that type of course for school leavers to enable them to improve their chances of getting employment in the future?

See this speech in context