Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 87: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current situation regarding JobBridge internships in the area of direct work with children and young persons; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that several of these internships have been disallowed and that many voluntary and community organisations who wish to offer opportunities in this area cannot do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32569/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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When JobBridge was originally launched restrictions were put in place in relation to care related internships, including working with children. However, these restrictions were removed on 7 October and applications for care related internships have been accepted since this date.

It should be noted that all applications for internships must meet the JobBridge eligibility criteria in order to be approved and posted on the JobBridge website. Host organisations that do not meet these criteria will not have their applications approved. One such criterion is that a Host Organisation must have at least one full time employee in order to qualify to participate in JobBridge. A small number of community and voluntary organisations do.