John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister gave the number of 86 companies and we know that the Indecon report raised serious concerns which were not acted on at that stage. I imagine the number is far higher than 86. When we look at the type of jobs being advertised, a well known company which I will not name advertised for a sandwich artist. A deli assistant position was advertised as a sandwich artist position. The company hired many people using JobBridge and essentially it was free labour. The Minister has outlined his intention to bring forward JobBridge 2.0. My concern is that the 86 companies - I imagine the number is far higher - will be allowed to take part in the next scheme. Will all of the companies which abused and exploited the predominantly young people on JobBridge be allowed to sign up to JobBridge 2.0? We still have not seen the detail of the Minister's replacement scheme. Will he outline it?

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