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

I am asking the Minister to acknowledge and publish the figures on the very significant costs of the JobBridge scheme. Not only does each JobBridge position cost the Exchequer a weekly social welfare payment plus €50, it also incurs a cost to the Exchequer in terms of taxes and PRSI foregone because of displacement where jobs are not advertised and filled as they ought to be. I ask the Minister the total cost to the Exchequer of the JobBridge scheme given the assumptions on displacement.

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