Thomas Pringle TD

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended the Jobpath programme

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has defended the Jobpath programme, which saw a private company brought in to help people secure employment.

In the Dail, Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle confronted the Taoiseach on what he described as ‘dismal figures’ regarding Jobpath success rates.

He questioned whether Jobpath had achieved anything apart from upsetting and alienating people: