Seanad debates
Tuesday, 27 May 2003
Sustaining Progress: Statements.
Sustaining Progress illustrates the developments that have occurred since the early programmes were introduced. It refers, for example, to the establishment of a PIAB in respect of insurance claims, although it does not go far enough. It also refers to child care and to care of the elderly. With regard to the latter, however, we have been presented with yet another study and little commitment to real action. There is a section dealing with combating long-term unemployment, which is particularly significant if one considers current unemployment trends.
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