Vol. 480 No. 2
43 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Employment if she will give details of the proposal in An Action Programme for the Millennium for a 25,000 place programme to tackle long-term unemployment which will pay the going rate for the job; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13761/97]
53 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Employment the steps, if any, she proposes to take to establish the 25,000 place programme which she proposes to develop to tackle long-term unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13737/97]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 53 together.
The Fianna Fáil/Progressive Democrats Action Programme for the Millennium contains a commitment to establish a 25,000 place programme which will pay the going rate for the job. The action which I will take in this area will be driven by the need to ensure better opportunities for the long-term unemployed.
