Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister and I hope she lives up to a commitment she seems to be making. I want, if at all possible, for her to list the new measures under the youth guarantee, rather than existing measures, and what portion of additional youth guarantee funding, not existing funding, will go to ensure there is work available for young people with disabilities. As I said, the EU has provided the money and it has requested that it be told only when matters have progressed to the point of spending it. However, it did not put limits as to whether somebody has a disability or not. It would be wrong if Ireland was one of the states that limits access to the opportunities the youth guarantee will hopefully present to young people into the future. That would be a bad day for Ireland.

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