92. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to tackle youth unemployment. [66583/26]
Topics / Youth Unemployment
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsYouth Unemployment
10 questions from 7 TDs, between 8 September 2025 and 24 September 2026.
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335. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the current rate of youth unemployment; the strategies in place to address youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46512/26]
1. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the rising rates of youth unemployment; the strategies he is developing to address this issue; if his attention has been drawn specifically to the causes of unemployment for the 18- to 24-year-old cohort; the extent to which he has investigated the impact of automation and AI on the youth labour market; and if he wil…
78. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the new action his Department is taking to reduce high levels of youth unemployment in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15653/26]
183. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on youth unemployment; if he has plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8661/26]
4. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his concerns regarding the high levels of youth unemployment; the initiatives he has in place to tackle it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13849/26]
22. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection for the data his Department holds relating to any youth unemployment increases in certain sectors due to the rollout of AI; the sectors that have been identified as high risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2889/26]
411. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has plans to expand funding to the CE, RSS and Tús schemes given the rising rates of youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68469/25]
552. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is planning for a scenario where youth unemployment increases in certain sectors as a result of the roll-out of artificial intelligence; if his Department has identified any high-risk sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73802/25]
696. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of youth unemployment at 12.2% more than double the national average, the steps the Government will take to prevent a lost generation. [46263/25]