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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I am here most days. Moreover, I have been here for four years, whereas the Senator has been in the Seanad for about six months.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: What about the 900 people over 50?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: To be fair, there are nearly 1,000 people in the scheme who are aged over 55. There was no comment from them. Did Mr. Doorley have anything to add to that because that would be a different cohort and would be very interesting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Is there any progress with regard to the figures for Gateway and the vocational training opportunity scheme? I may not be asking the right question, but in regard to Gateway, there seems to be a low participation rate in scheme that received a lot of support in 2012 and 2013 from councils. Is it taking off, or are we just not seeing examples? It is a localised scheme, but it connects with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: This is different from my personal row with Senator Craughwell, which is not personal, as he knows - it is an academic row. I mean that. One tends to make generalisations. I know people use examples - I use examples myself - to show that the scheme is rampantly not working or that there is rampant abuse. I certainly would not like to leave the room having had a row with another committee...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: I mean that. I do not think there is. I worked in Ballymun for 23 years, and I saw what community activation and a university could do there. Students leave universities with honours degrees but no jobs and are skilling up from the word go. There is a generalisation around the fact it is not working but it is working, perhaps with a long way to go and a learning process with regard to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Perhaps I am being very ignorant in asking this question, but has there been any report on it? Who is doing what around the country? Which county councils took on more than others? Which were facilitated more than others? What worked? This links in with what Mr. Ian Power was saying about the Youth Guarantee, although it is not just about young people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Who is doing what?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It would be very interesting to know.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: One of the starkest things to come out of today's meeting is what Mr. Creedon said about the 10% rise due to the ceasing of the pilot scheme. What does he believe that we as representatives, conduits or whatever can do as spokespersons for his expertise? What should we tell the Department and the Minister? It is an important-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Senator Craughwell should go and talk to the universities. There may be many skills taught in the education and training boards, ETBs, and some of the vocational schools but I have seen many people walk out of big universities, all living in their heads, who were capable enough. I hope that is not on the record.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: In terms of that idea, skills are got by life.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: A continued concerted effort.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: What does Mr. Creedon need to do that? Is it money?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Has the reorganisation that took place since the pilot finished not allowed Mr. Creedon to do that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Would Mr. Creedon come back to that but not call it a pilot?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Why can he not do it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Is that not a case that could be well made?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: Who decides?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: JobBridge and the Youth Guarantee: National Youth Council, Ballymun Jobs Centre and Department of Social Protection (4 Nov 2015)
Marie Louise O'Donnell: It is a question of translating them into actuality in the long term.