Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

As I indicated, it is part of the social partnership programme. The group has been superseded by the Cabinet sub-committee on economic renewal, which has discussed labour activation measures at every meeting. The group is a high-level group and is made up of officials. It is not a ministerial group. The ministerial work is done through the Cabinet sub-committee. The work of the high-level group feeds into that of the Cabinet sub-committee in addition to other areas.

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