Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate a company (details supplied), a participant in the jobbridge programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1694/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Deputy has brought to my attention a number of serious allegations in relation to the operation of JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, in a particular set of circumstances. The Department treats with the utmost seriousness any suggestion that the Scheme is being operated inappropriately and investigates all such suggestions thoroughly. Officials in my Department have indicated to me that this is the first occasion that this matter has been brought to the attention of the Department. I would advise the Deputy that there is an established process in place for dealing with issues of this nature through the ‘Contact Us’ section on the JobBridge website. I have requested Departmental officials to investigate the matters that the Deputy has raised and I will write to the Deputy as soon as I have received a report of the investigation.