Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I saw a very nice smiling photograph of the Minister with various author-looking types, who I assumed were staff from the ESRI, which produced the recent study on Youthreach. How are Youthreach resources allocated? If a person has had a bad experience in school such that he or she has had to leave it, his or her only option in terms of staying on for more education and training is Youthreach but very often, no such service is available locally. What is the Department's policy on access to Youthreach and what is its response to the ESRI report?

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