Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

612. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form year on year the number of JobBridge interns taken on in his Department in 2013. [1389/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The JobBridge National Internship Scheme is a key part of the Government’s Jobs Initiative and has been set up with a view to giving job seekers the opportunity to take part in a quality internship with a host organisation.

Since the launch of the National Internship Scheme the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces have worked to identify and progress a number of internship opportunities, and a total of 9 jobseekers commenced their internships with the Defence Forces in 2013. In addition, 3 internships were completed in the Department in 2013.