John Kelly (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Like others, I welcome the JobsPlus initiative announced in recent days by the Ministers, Deputies Bruton and Burton. I championed this cause in this House and at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on numerous occasions. That was acknowledged by the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and by the Chairman of the committee today. Whereas self-praise is no praise, I point out to those who see no value in this House that this is another example of where we have been proved to be effective. When I raised the issue in this House I got cross-party support and it is now being rolled out on a pilot basis.