Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail)

Exactly. I will provide an example. There are various opinions about JobBridge and it contains a number of anomalies. I know of an individual who is engaged in voluntary scientific work in one of the State's fully sanctioned laboratories. The person has been told to give up that work because the job is not a voluntary one. The person must sign on again and apply to JobBridge. I will provide the Minister with the details.

I will conclude on retraining, a field in which the Minister has experience. The past two or three years have seen a considerable increase in unemployment. From my investigations with the Committee of Public Accounts during my previous life, I have vast experience of FÁS. We could make substantial savings if we retrained and returned people to work. All Governments to date have been at fault in this regard. We should view people as individuals, not as numbers or claimants. We should recognise their needs and marry social welfare with FÁS, SOLAS and JobBridge.