Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Once again I will bring the Minister back to 2010 when she said:

The experience of past recessions shows the legacy of the past three years will be long-lasting. Unemployment at an early age can leave permanent scars. Many studies have shown that someone laid off during a recession suffers an earnings loss even when he returns to the labour market. He [or she] returns to less well-paid employment and earns less than those fortunate enough to remain in work. Even 15 to 20 years later...

They were the Minister's words on unemployment and its effects. Now she has the audacity to come in here and call for a cut again affecting people who are aged between 22 and 24.

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