Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We cannot legislate people back into work so we will not see that reflected in the legislative programme. There was a Cabinet sub-committee meeting on the matter this morning and a range of measures is being implemented, such as the €90 million microfinance loan scheme, the €450 million credit guarantee scheme, the €150 million development capital scheme and the proposals for Innovation Fund Ireland.

We have taken a range of initiatives, including the establishment of a manufacturing development forum, the clustering development team in the digital sector and in regard to cloud computing and the health care-life sciences area. There will be a meeting of the export trade council this afternoon. Not a day goes by without the Government working on some initiative or other to get back people back into employment.

As regards the allocation of tickets, it has come as a bit of a revelation to me to discover how many Mayo and Donegal people are in government or working for the Government. There is huge demand for tickets and I am sorry for Deputy Calleary but we will not be able to help him from this side of the House.

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