Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

Tá a fhios ag an Taoiseach, fosta, go bhfuil daoine óga riachtanach do ath-fhás agus do fhorbairt shoisialta na tíre seo. The social consequences of this include the widening divide across the State, the absence of equality and a steady increase in poverty, which the Government should be alarmed about. What specific proposals will the Taoiseach bring forward to tackle youth unemployment? Does he agree these figures are alarming? What incentives will the Government provide to companies to take on young people for real jobs on a long-term basis? Will the Government produce, as we have advocated, an investment strategy aimed at areas such as green energy, agrifood, the ICT sector and tourism, based on equality and putting young people at the heart of rebuilding the economy?

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