Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
319 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the potential savings that can be made through the implementation of joint promotion of labour activation measures which are tailored to specific sectorial needs and potential growth areas. [36824/12]
View answerThe Government policy statement on labour market activation, "Pathways to Work", was launched in February and includes a range of initiatives aimed at improving supports for the unemployed. The funding and delivery of the range of labour activation measures outlined in "Pathways to Work", together with joint North South programmes such as the EURES Cross Border Partnership which works for the development of collaboration between employment services on either side of the Border, fall primarily within the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection. As my Department does not fund such activation measures I am not in a position to assess potential savings from joint promotion.
