Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome JobsPlus. The question is not meant as a criticism but simply as an expression of concern. We must ensure that, as in other schemes, we do not end up with job displacement and abuse by employers. The question focuses on what type of monitoring will be put in place to ensure there is no displacement and that it is not an incentive to employers to lay off a person and take on somebody who is long-term unemployed, which would defeat the purpose. What steps will be taken to ensure businesses do not become dependent on this scheme? Obviously, they will employ somebody for the two years and will receive a benefit, but they may then employ somebody else. While this is obviously an emergency measure to reduce the number of long-term unemployed, which is welcome, there are concerns. I ask what steps will be taken to deal with these issues.

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