Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Part of the Indecon report is a survey of people who have done it. While not everybody agrees, the vast majority of people had a favourable opinion on 18 of the 20 issues they were asked about in the survey. I know people who took part in JobBridge. We had some of them in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, and they are all in good jobs now. They may not be the people who are attending the Deputy's meetings or rallies or joining his party. They have taken part in JobBridge and have done well. However, the economy is in a different place and we no longer need JobBridge. However, we should not throw the baby out with the bathwater and get rid of the opportunity for people to get work experience in the private sector with a real employer. There are not many opportunities to do so with the existing schemes.

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