Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

The question asks how JobPath, another of the so-called labour activation measures that have become the stock in trade of the Government, is progressing. Under this scheme, work done previously by FÁS is being outsourced to two large multinational companies, which will bully and harass people on the dole to ensure they accept work of any kind. The companies to which the Department awarded the contracts have a very poor track record in the United Kingdom.

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