Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The matter of the Action Plan for Jobs can be dealt with by way of parliamentary questions or whatever. The Government Chief Whip would be very happy to afford people with the opportunity to discuss the progress being made by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, in respect of the Action Plan for Jobs and the preparations for the action to be taken in 2014 as well. Clearly, it is better to be in our current position and creating 3,000 jobs each month rather than, as was the case previously, to be losing 7,000 per month. The Government is very open to proposals for initiatives to improve the position with regard to job creation. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, other Ministers and I have travelled around the country in order to meet employers, unemployed people, etc., to hear their views and their stories about how we might make matters easier in the context of facilitating job creation opportunities. The latter is what we are all about in the context of restoring the public finances to good health and getting the country back to work.

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