Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

Many other proposals are being worked through other parts of the economy. This is only one part of the solution to the difficulties we face. There is a suite of Government proposals, including pilot schemes which we hope will work out well. Pilot schemes such as the graduate placement programme and the training initiative for people in part-time work, which was proposed by the Labour Party, need to be evaluated. I hope they will prove successful. I also hope the new job subsidy scheme will work. The feedback from the stabilisation fund has been nothing but positive.

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