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

1 o’clock

The Government's employment policies have been an enormous success. We see employment at a record high and unemployment at its lowest in over a decade. This includes youth and long-term unemployment. Part of the suite of policies that has made this possible are programmes such as JobPath, the work of the Intreo offices and local employment services. If somebody cannot get a job, one does not stop trying to help him or her. One keeps trying to help him or her and this may mean a second referral to JobPath, a local employment scheme, Intreo or a community employment scheme. One keeps trying to help that person. The policy is working.

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