Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

What happened the NewERA plan? The Taoiseach said in May 2010 that it would create 105,000 jobs. I am concerned about the brain-drain. We are sending highly-educated young people abroad. I will give an example of the Government's lack of joined-up thinking. I would like to hear the Minister of State's view on it. The Government's internship programme has been made available to the public, semi-State and private sectors, but it is not available in Leinster House. We are not giving graduates an opportunity to see our Parliament from the inside, and make changes to it, under the JobBridge scheme. The point I am making to the Minister of State is that we are not leading by practical example in our Parliament. The Government initiative is supposed to give graduates an opportunity to stay in Ireland and engage meaningfully with-----