MEP Gallagher welcomes measures that will boost Irish economy
Pat the Cope Gallagher MEP welcomes the decision by the European Parliament to prioritise the financing of the European Economic Recovery Plan. The recovery plan is designed to complement the European Social Fund and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund.
Speaking during the debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg he said
"Young people entering into the job market for the first time are particularly disadvantaged. Measures to safeguard those worst hit by the recession is essential. We must put in place appropriate re-training measures to ensure that the people who lose their jobs can secure employment in the near future."
In Ireland, the European Union has played a key role under the European Social Fund to help combat unemployment on many different occasions since Ireland joined the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973.
"The European Union is now playing this positive role again and the recovery plan is a key element of EU policy in this regard."
Speaking in Irish, Mr. Gallagher's full speech is as follows:
A Uachtaráin,
Tacaím go hiomlán le cine Pharlaimint na hEorpa maoiniú Plean Téarnaimh Eacnamaíoch Eorpaigh a chur in ord tosaíochta. Tá gá le plean téarnaimh dá leithéíd seo le cur le héileamh eacnamaíocha agus chun cumas iomaíochais a athbhunú sa réigiúin
De thoradh na géarchéime geilleagraigh tá leibhéil dífhostaíochta ag méadú san Eoraip, rud atá ag cur isteach go mór ar gheilleagar tíortha na hEorpa. Faraor, is daoine óga atá ag lorg poist don chéad uair ina saol is mó atá thíos le seo. Tá sé bunriachtanach go gcuirfear bearta i bhfeidhm le cosaint a thabhairt dóibh siúd is mó faoi mhíbhuntáiste
Caithfimid pleananna athoiliúna a bhunadh ionas go féidir leo siúd a chailleann a bpoist inniú ceann eile a fháil go luath amach anseo.
Is é an aidhm atá ag an plean téarnaimh ná gníomhú i gcomhbheart le Ciste Sóisialta na hEorpa agus leis an gCiste Eorpach um Choigeartú don Domhandú.
Ó d'aontaigh Éirinn le Comhphobal Eacnamaíochta na Eorpa i naoi déag seachtó is a trí tá ról lárnach glactha ag an Aontas Eorpach arís is arís eile - nuair a bhíonn gá ann - trí mheán Chiste sóisialta na hEorpa, chun dul i ngleic le fadhb na dífhostaíochta sa tír.
Tá an ról dearfach seo glactha arís ag an Aontas Eorpach in Éirinn faoi láthair agus tá an plean téarnaimh rí-thabhachtacht ina leith seo
