Sacrificing young for good of the old not good enough anymore

THE youth guarantee scheme is looking more and more like a PR stunt. The EU-wide commitment to offer young people under 25 who exit education a quality job or training place within four months is a good one.

But it must translate into a real commitment in this country or this economy will rue these days for a generation.

The signs are very bad. While the Taoiseach was in Paris this week to discuss the guarantee scheme, a leaked report from the Department of Social Protection was dripping all over the media.