Order of Business response
The Leader responded to the main points raised, including JobPath, the Defence Forces, the quorum issue, migrant workers, rural regeneration and Roscommon hospital funding.
I thank the 20 Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business. The issue of JobPath was raised by Senators Ardagh and Conway-Walsh.
Some 41,000 people who participated in the job activation programme are in full-time work and 5,000 others are in part-time work. The programme has worked. The contract for the current programme expires in 2019 for new referrals and a decision on its future will be made at the end of this year. I will be happy to have the Minister come to the House for a debate on the programme.
I welcome the Senator Ardagh-Sinn Féin love-in today, which is in contrast to what we saw yesterday. I wonder what way the political wind will blow tomorrow.