Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It has been brought to my attention that many of the people being appointed to the panels are retired or former State employees. I would have thought that with a scheme like this which is being funded by the State through Bord Bia, the Minister would have ensured young graduates or other suitably qualified unemployed people would be given priority for this work. Can the Minister of State assure me that an instruction will be given that this State money will be focused on employing people who are not in receipt of pensions and who do not have work at the moment?

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