Survey on Youth Unemployment in Ireland

Do you think the government is doing enough to tackle Youth unemployment in Ireland?

What more can be done to increase job prospects for young people in Ireland?

We want to hear your idea's to help create YFG's new Job Creation policy.

Please fill out the survey below and feel free to share online with others!

If the survey does not appear, it can also be viewed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VZQ3TFK

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YFG Launch Job Creation Survey

YFG Launch its Job Creation Survey to Collect Opinions from Young People in Ireland and Abroad on Boosting Job Creation

Today (Tuesday May 21st), Youth Fine Gael (YFG) launched its Job Creation survey. The survey will gather the views of young people in Ireland, as well as those who have already emigrated, about how job creation policy can be fortified and improved to create better opportunities for young people in Ireland.

This process was kick-started by the recent YFG Seminar, The Future for European Youth, and the survey will feed into YFG’s upcoming Job Creation policy, which the autonomous youth political organisation will present to government.

Youth unemployment remains one of the most significant concerns affecting Ireland, and it is the single most pressing concern for young people. Our experience in the last five years of significant numbers of young people struggling to gain meaningful employment and consequently, considering emigration is something we recall from dark periods of Irish history. YFG want to ensure that we can end high levels of youth unemployment in Ireland that we see at present, and ensure that the future for young people is vastly improved in years to come,” Patrick Molloy, YFG President said.

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Young Fine Gael Delegate Secures Prestigious International Post

A Young Fine Gael representative has been elected Secretary General of the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP). A conference this weekend in Sofia, Bulgaria chose Colm Lauder as Secretary General of the youth wing of the European People’s Party – the largest pan-European political grouping. The EPP/YEPP constituent members include Fine Gael, Germany’s CDU and the Spain’s Partido Popular.

Minister for European Affairs (and Vice President of the European People's Party), Lucinda Creighton T.D. said: "YEPP has played a highly influential role in the EU over the last 15 years. Holding a senior seat on the board is crucial to Irish interests, particularly considering YEPP's efforts in tackling issues such as youth unemployment - a real priority for the Irish government. YEPP has been an important ally of Fine Gael in gaining support for Irish issues and goals.”

YFG President, Patrick Molloy said: “Securing this senior seat on the YEPP board will be of enormous benefit to Ireland, to Fine Gael and to YFG. It will allow unprecedented access to leading European politicians which is crucial for securing and defending Ireland’s interests.”

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The Future for European Youth - YFG Europe 2020 Seminar

In conjunction with the Irish EU Presidency, Young Fine Gael will hold an interactive seminar on Saturday April 27th to discuss some of the key issues facing young people in Europe today. Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton & the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton will address the meeting and a range of speakers from various EU organisations will also speak at the event.

Ambassadors, TDs, Senators MEPs and Councillors as well as YFG members and EU/Politics students invited to attend

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The full agenda is shown in the invite below

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