Youth Guarantee

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Questions (501)

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

501. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 6 April 2016, which provided data on the number of young persons under 25 years of age who had completed personal progression plans under the Youth Guarantee programme, in view of the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 7 July 2015, which indicated different and much lower numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13410/16]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

I want to assure the Deputy that the most recent figures supplied to him in the Parliamentary Question Number 90 of 6 April 2016 are correct. Unfortunately, when generating figures in response to the earlier Parliamentary Question Number 72 of 7 July 2015, a miscalculation was made resulting in an incorrect figure being supplied. The provision of this inaccurate figure is regretted.