Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps the Deputy is more concentrated on the English social welfare system, which is highly directive. Maybe that is what he wants down here because that is what is available in the North. The JobBridge scheme is a voluntary scheme on the part of both parties. A company offers to host. I have promoted the scheme with companies, because when we came into government, we inherited a dreadful unemployment situation, which is slowly improving.

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