Manpower review and White Paper timing
O’Leary asked when the manpower-policy deliberations would conclude relative to the White Paper. The Minister clarified that a consultative committee would examine manpower policy and said the White Paper, including youth-employment proposals, would be published later that month.
At any rate the report was commissioned by me and I look forward to its publication by the Minister. The Minister is deliberating on a manpower survey for the Green Paper. Before we become puzzled by the colours of the various studies, will the Minister state if his deliberations on the Green Paper will be concluded before the White Paper comes out or will he come back to the House and tell us he is deliberating on the White Paper? Will he say when the world will hear of his investigations of manpower in relation to the Green Paper?
Comment on this
Despite his experience, obviously the Deputy needs to be educated on the difference between a Green Paper and a White Paper.
Comment on this
If I did mention a Green Paper I should have said in the context of the White Paper. A manpower consultative committee has been set up and will be meeting to examine the entire area of manpower policy. In the White Paper we will make submissions for youth employment and it will be published later this month.
