Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 October 2013
133. Deputy Ann Phelan asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that a pilot project under the youth guarantee scheme has been confirmed for Ballymun, Dublin, her plans to establish a pilot scheme in a rural constituency to ensure balance is provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41578/13]
View answerThe European Commission is only providing funding for at most one pilot Youth Guarantee Scheme per Member State. In the case of Ireland, funding was sought and awarded for the Ballymun area due to its particularly high level of youth unemployment. An implementation plan for national delivery of a Youth Guarantee commencing from 2014 onwards will be drawn up by the end of this year. This will be done on a balanced basis, taking into account youth unemployment levels in the various rural and urban regions across the country.
