Directors welcome Govt's 'commitment to job creation'

The Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) has welcomed the Government’s "commitment to job creation" in the first part of Budget 2012 announced by Minister Brendan Howlin today.

The institute welcomed the Government's "Action Plan for Jobs" and the introduction of a €20m Labour Market Activation Fund, designed to create 6,500 work places for the long-term unemployed in 2012.