Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

What is the process for randomly choosing people for JobPath after they have been unemployed for a year? Do the authorities just pick a number or push a button? Are names put forward? How much have the companies operating the scheme received overall? How much did they receive to place individuals in employment?

People are not averse to work. Before the crash, there were high employment rates. People were working away and getting paid. It is because of the crash that people lost their jobs. It is those people who are trying to find jobs now. They are willing to work but if they must pay for training or if they are not given a job with proper hours, it is not satisfactory. Does the Minister agree with that? Does he agree with people being moved from the dole to a job for which there is no guarantee of one's hours? One might not know whether one will get 20 or 15 hours or what one will earn at the end of the week.

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