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28/02/2014
Action Plan 'More Spin Than Delivery'
The Government's third Action Plan for Jobs has been criticised as "more about spin than delivery", by Fianna Fail spokesperson on Jobs, Dara Calleary.
Deputy Calleary has raised concerns that government policy is leading to a two-tier recovery. It is claimed that unemployment in the Midlands, South East, West and border region all significantly higher than in Dublin.
"Once again this Jobs Action Plan is long on rhetoric and short on detail," Deputy Calleary has said.
Adding: "Unfortunately our experience to date is that this process has been more about self-praise than real job creation. It's a clever PR campaign, with the Government focussed on praising itself for 'achieving' simple everyday tasks and taking credit for a recovery that is largely not of its own making.
"The Government has been clever with juggling figures in an effort to downplay the extent of the ongoing jobs crisis. The 86,162 people in job activation programmes are not reflected in the Live Register figures. That's nearly 3,000 more people than last year. These people remain unemployed but they are not recorded in the official figures."
Calleary added that there needed to be a "much more balanced regional approach to job creation".
(MH/JP)
Deputy Calleary has raised concerns that government policy is leading to a two-tier recovery. It is claimed that unemployment in the Midlands, South East, West and border region all significantly higher than in Dublin.
"Once again this Jobs Action Plan is long on rhetoric and short on detail," Deputy Calleary has said.
Adding: "Unfortunately our experience to date is that this process has been more about self-praise than real job creation. It's a clever PR campaign, with the Government focussed on praising itself for 'achieving' simple everyday tasks and taking credit for a recovery that is largely not of its own making.
"The Government has been clever with juggling figures in an effort to downplay the extent of the ongoing jobs crisis. The 86,162 people in job activation programmes are not reflected in the Live Register figures. That's nearly 3,000 more people than last year. These people remain unemployed but they are not recorded in the official figures."
Calleary added that there needed to be a "much more balanced regional approach to job creation".
(MH/JP)
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