A People Before Profit TD is criticising Simon Harris’s vow to penalise long-term unemployed people who refuse to engage with services to get them back to work.
Member of the opposition are accusing the Tanaiste of “punching down” on the long-term unemployed.
He made the comments in his leader’s speech at the Fine Gael Ard Fhéis over the weekend.
Deputy Paul Murphy, says these are not just people who are lazy and do not want to work………….
Head of Social Justice and Policy at Saint Vincent de Paul, Louise Bayliss says there can be a number of structural barriers facing people who want to work………..
