Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her response. I welcome the agreement between the Department, local enterprise offices, IDA Ireland, education and training boards, and Enterprise Ireland. Is she confident this arrangement is working on the ground? Is she confident someone on social welfare assistance can get back into it if their new employment or business does not work out? Recently, I was dealing with an individual who got a short period of employment but could not get through to the social welfare office in Galway on the 1890 500 800 number. His claim was eventually stopped and it took some time to get it restarted. There was talk about introducing a text system for those social welfare recipients who get short periods of employment. Has this been considered?

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