Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
1272 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if practical assistance and supports were given to students from disadvantaged areas in finding temporary summer employment, following the abolition of the student summer job scheme; if support was given, the details of the locations and the number of students helped. [21922/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs I have outlined to the House on a number of occasions, a replacement scheme for the student summer job scheme was never proposed. Rather it was anticipated that partnerships and community groups throughout the country would offer practical assistance and support to such students in finding temporary summer employment in the labour market as required.
Such supports are by their nature local and informal and therefore it would not be feasible to accurately quantify the extent to which these supports have contributed to students finding summer employment.
