15,000 workplace internships offers ray of hope

IN a budget statement bereft of detail on stimulation for the economy, one small ray of optimism came in the decision to spend €200 million on 15,000 workplace internships.

In schemes similar to those announced in the Department of Education last month, the unemployed will be taken in on work placements in the public service, the community sector and in the private sector.

The money will be spent in three strands.