Averil Power (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Only if people go on that scheme, but why would a 24 or 25 year old who has already been through the education system and might even have a masters go onto a back to education scheme? He or she probably would not qualify due to being above the educational threshold. This provision has not been thought through. The number of places being offered under the youth guarantee is only a fraction of those who will need it. This is clear from the figures that have been published today. There are 2,000 people on the education side, a few more in JobBridge and other schemes, etc. The upper age threshold is unfair. I ask that this issue be examined.