The Minister has informed us of what the teachers and everyone else are doing to prepare people for emigration. What are the Minister and his colleagues doing to stop emigration? We were informed here yesterday that 32,000 people are leaving on a yearly basis. What is the Minister doing about the fact that young people are being asked to work for very low wages for very long hours in the area of Camden Town and in other areas in England? Can the Government do anything to stop this and will the Minister ensure that further moneys will be made available to stop the abuse of our emigrants?

In 1987 the Manpower service launched a pre-departure information service for prospective emigrants, a service which is now operated by FÁS through its network of offices. They provide counselling and guidance in order to discourage unplanned emigration. They also offer advice on training schemes and unemployment programmes available locally. It is also envisaged that the recently launched Youth Reach programme aimed at early school leavers will offer assistance to those who are likely to emigrate without the necessary preparation. This programme will offer young people who leave school without qualification up to 24 months education and training through a combination of programmes selected to suit particular needs.

It is not the experience of the agencies that the vast majority of the people who go abroad are exploited. One of the enticements to emigrate for young people is the rates that they can get abroad. I could fill the Deputy in with the kind of rates they get without qualifications.