Electi ng to Tackle Unemployment

A growing challenge Unemployment is a growing challenge that has not received the level of attention required to address it. Over the past two years the number of people signing-on the Live Register has increased by 145%. The INOU believes it is not possible to address the crisis facing the public finances without also addressing the unemployment crisis. The costs of unemployment are not just borne by the State but by local communities and unemployed people themselves and their families. Ireland has had to address the problem of unemployment before and there is a lot of expertise at local, national and European levels that should be harnessed to produce innovative and constructive solutions. It is now crucial that the State at all levels plays its’ part in supporting unemployed people to address the issues facing them particularly the loss of income and securing future employment.