Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

What I am trying to say is that the employers in Ireland are important. One of the most valuable things young people can get is a thing called experience. That is very important. Yes, they have to get fair pay and be treated properly but life experience is so important. If the people who are talking about this had half as much interest in the real world, in creating employment and work, then they might know a thing or two more about it. I am interested in getting young people going and giving them into life experiences, working in all the different areas and going up along the ladder. It cannot be expected that the day a person goes into a job they will get the exact same pay as the person who was there for a year or five or ten years ahead of them. That does not make common sense. We heard Deputy Verona Murphy talking about her own life experiences. There is nothing wrong with starting work at a young age and starting off.

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