Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I asked the Minister of State how he could justify what he has said. That is a question.

The total number of places on that programme is 2,500, which is not one in 150 opportunities for people out of work, and there are just 1,000 people on the scheme where employers take on people. These schemes are simply not responding to the scale of the problem. I ask the Minister of State to reconsider the strategy.

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