Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

-----whereas the saving to be made from the changes in the jobseeker's allowance will be €32 million. One of the most important initiatives, which I hope Deputy Higgins will promote, is that employers will be given an incentive of €300 a month from 1 January if they take on a young person who has been unemployed for more than six months. If they take on a young person who has been unemployed for more than two years they will receive €400 a month cash back. There will be great interest in this from employers and young people, because all the young people I know desperately want to work and use their talents and qualifications. It is our job politically, and I put it to Deputy Higgins that it is his job also-----

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