Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

-----the higher the level of skills and level of education one has. This is why we have ensured in the budget the school system and the pupil-teacher ratio are protected, so young people get the best possible opportunity while they are still at school, and it is why we have put a focus on activation and using the education and training system to get people into a position where they are in employment. It is jobs we want for young people-----

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