Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The Deputy makes it sound like somebody is about to be sent to prison against his or her will. This is about identifying appropriate courses for people and trying to encourage them to take them. Nobody is going tell a person they cannot attend but the Deputy himself has identified people who hang around and who can be found in a pub at 11 a.m. on a Monday morning. These are the people who need to be encouraged and given the proper advice and supported in their education and training.

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