Is the dole too generous?

donkey balls

My parents next door neighbor who has worked all his life and paid the top level in tax&prsi was made redundant some time ago after nearly 30yrs service in the company,I also lost my job were I also paid the top rate in prsi&tax back when it was 48% in the punt tax&7/8% prsi.
The problem we have here is that no matter how long you have worked for and the amount of tax you paid Someone who earned just say the min wage for a year or two is entitled to the same payment as the person who has contributed to the state for over 20yrs,As for retraining with the likes of FAS I went to my local office and there was not one course suitable for me to try and upskill for as I had more qualifications and experience than what the courses would offer me.
Since then I have done one private course which cost me about €1k (including exam fee) I have managed to get work in that particular area on a adhoc basis I'm also looking into doing another course which will cost around €2k as it is specialist course within the area I'm trying to get into and yet I cannot get any funding for the courses,
Even if you look at the blue brick stepping stone schemes there is only two courses which suits my skill set and is reverent to my industry yet there is sh@tload of courses in arts history etc how is someone going get a job by doing a course like them,If we are to believe in the spin that the govt go on about the export sector/manufacturing the ones who will get us out of the mess then why only have a number of courses in that area.