Departmental Priorities
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-07
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Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF), Cork North-Central

I had the privilege this morning of attending a young carers' briefing hosted by Senator Tom Clonan. The reason I say I "privilege" is that we heard from young people and young carers about their direct experience and how they care for family members. It was quite moving to be there and to hear about what people go through and the sacrifices they make. I will give two recommendations that emanate from their report. Of the many recommendations, one was to support the "transition of young carers to further, higher education and apprenticeships", along with also ensuring to facilitate them to return to the workforce in time. What steps is this Government going to take to support young adult carers actively to engage in and remain in employment?

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Sitting date: 2023-03-07