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The Erris FreshStart programme, based in Belmullet, is a personal, social, and vocational exploration course, which helps people who may not have had educational, employment, and social opportunities by providing a safe place to learn new skills.

Unemployed workers will have access to 2,500 new places on part-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses from September, according to Cllr Andrew McGuinness.

Labour Party candidate for Kilkenny City, Sean Butler, has accused the government of engaging in the old tactic of divide and rule as a means of distracting people's attention from the huge increase in the unemployment levels within Kilkenny.

Labour councillor Michael O’Brien has expressed concern about the escalation of the number of people on the housing waiting list in Kilkenny.

Almost €21 million was paid out by the State last year in child benefit to the parents of non-resident children, the Fine Gael Spokesperson on Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Michael Ring, was told in the Dáil.

A launch and information afternoon, relating to people with disabilities, will be held by the Helping Ourselves Live with Disability Group in the Gateway Hotel, Swinford, on Tuesday November 24 from 3pm to 5pm.

Social welfare payments to 15 people in Athlone have been suspended and investigations carried out into over 100 cases, it emerged this week.

More than 50,000 young people signing on the Live Register are being urged to improve their education. Over the coming week the Department of Social and Family Affairs will post a letter to all 18 to 25 year olds on Jobseeker’s Allowance advising them to look at the options for upskilling and retraining.

Minister for Labour Affairs, Dara Calleary TD today has welcomed the announcement of the details of the Work Placement Programme and a pilot Short Time Working Training Programme. Both of these activation programmes, which are aimed at assisting the unemployed and those on a reduced working week, were contained in last month’s Supplementary Budget.

It is vital that those in need of the social welfare benefits and services receive such support as swiftly as possible, especially as the numbers of unemployed rise this year.