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

In our employment activation services, we try as much as possible to treat people as individuals rather than as part of a demographic group, whether old or young. Everybody is assessed and a probability of exit from unemployment, PEX, score is calculated, which indicates the probability of their finding employment without assistance. The focus is put on those who would find it most difficult to find employment. While one can put people into demographic groups and make assumptions based on it, experience has shown the best way to assist people from welfare into employment is to assess them individually, regardless of their age, see what their needs and education levels are, and work with them from there.

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