Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister can quote the figures. The point is that the unemployment rate in Wexford this week is 18.7%. Where in the country is there a worse rate. There is no point even talking about the youth unemployment rate. It is way up in the high 30s. It is madness. The Minister is living in cloud cuckoo land if she thinks the problem is being addressed. It is not. I am not saying it is the Minister's fault. For many years, the Government has neglected the country. Might the Government consider taking a different look at it, given that it needs special attention?

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