Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

By 30 June more than 33,800 more people were at work in Ireland, a significant achievement. For the 21,000 young people who took part in a JobBridge internship scheme, over 60% have gone on to find further work, another significant achievement. We have fantastic young people who have studied and sought to become financially independent. It is my intention as Minister for Social Protection that, rather than paying young people to remain on social welfare, to incentivise them to become involved in education, training and employment. I make no apologies for this.

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