Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of teachers who have been employed on the JobBridge scheme per year, in tabular form, since the scheme came into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15243/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, was introduced in July 2011 in response to the unprecedented collapse in the economy – particularly the sharp increase in unemployment.

The primary aim of the scheme is to give unemployed people the opportunity to secure work experience and prove their competence to prospective employers. To date, Job Bridge has attracted the voluntary participation of more than 47,500 participants, with almost 4,000 people currently on internships.

The numbers of people who have taken up internships advertised as teacher roles is outlined in Appendix 1.

Appendix 1