Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Will this be compulsory? We do not want unemployed accountants and doctors asked to go out and clean the streets, which would be a very unfair way to get people off social welfare and I hope this scheme will not do so. When people lose their jobs and go to their local social welfare office, they are advised of their entitlements, but are not told of the training or job opportunities available and how they can get retrained. When will we have a one-stop shop so that they do not need to go all over the place to get the information? What plans does the Department have to develop such a solution?

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