Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

None of the extra jobs is attributable to schemes. There are no extra people on schemes than there were two years ago; therefore, none of the additional jobs is on a scheme. I have a lot of respect for Deputy Peadar Tóibín, but I wonder who wrote his script today. I have heard him express concern for those at risk of poverty. The truth is, however - I am quoting from the European Anti-Poverty Network - that the risk of being in poverty in Ireland is at a figure of 5% for those at work and it is falling. By contrast, the risk for people who are unemployed is seven and a half times that figure, at 37%.

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