Latest Statements on Jobs Campaign
Young unemployed must be given opportunities in public contracts – Doherty
Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has said young unemployed people, and particularly apprentices, must be given opportunities for employment in public sector construction contracts taken out by the Government and by local authorities throughout the state. Read more
Re-shuffle will not create one job for the unemployed – Ó Caoláin
Speaking in the Dáil this afternoon, Sinn Féin Dáil Leader Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin said the cabinet re-shuffle announced by An Taoiseach will not create one job for the unemployed. Deputy Ó Caoláin said described the re-shuffle as a sham and said the Government should “be shuffling out of office with… Read more
Doherty launches comprehensive set of proposals to tackle youth unemployment 
Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty today launched a set of proposals aimed at tackling the problem of youth unemployment. Senator Doherty said, if implemented, Sinn Féin’s proposals would get 50,000 people under the age of twenty-five off the dole immediately and create many more jobs in the years ahead. The… Read more
Jobs for the Unemployed 
One in four young people are now unemployed. Young men are worst affected with one in three men under the age of 25 being out of work. Dole payments for young people have been slashed and it is estimated that 60,000 people emigrated in the last year... Read more