Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)

A number of months ago, during the debate on the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010, the Minister for Social Protection announced that a new community employment initiative would be launched by the Government. He promised in July that it would happen in September, but September and October have come and gone and we are now in the middle of November. Can the Tánaiste tell the House where this new jobs initiative stands now?

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