Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

We had a Private Members' motion last Wednesday, in which the Tánaiste set out in detail the various labour market activation measures that have taken place, including the increased resources being applied for training and activation. Those are the facts, but what is being suggested here is that jobs can be created in a vacuum. The quickest way we can effect recovery and bring growth back to this economy-----

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