Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Everybody has been talking about this guarantee scheme since the end of the EU summit. There was to be a €6 billion - it then became €8 billion - guarantee in Europe. They say it will provide a guarantee for every young person in Europe and in this country. I am asking a question months on, and while I accept that in the budget €14 million has been added to the existing money, no one has a clue how many additional places will be provided. Is this all rhetoric or is it meaningful and will there be a substantive convergence between the 66,000 on the live register and the actual number of training places to be provided? I am talking about training, education and work experience opportunities from now on. Do we know?

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