Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Since last January I have been trying to obtain information on the use of unpaid interns by the national cultural institutions. Despite submitting several parliamentary questions and writing to the National Museum of Ireland, I am not much clearer on the issue. It is disappointing that I have had to submit this question to get a response from the museum. I was glad, however, to read in the letter I received last week that it was unable to proceed with the social media internship advertised in January. This is hardly surprising, given that it requires the intern to work 35 hours a week for six months without pay. Does the Minister consider it acceptable for the museum to request a person to work under these conditions?

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