Irish Water reserves 25% of jobs for priority groups

boombang

Irish water will be reserving 25% of new jobs for priority groups:

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/irish-water-to-announce-up-to-1600-jobs-today-601748.html

While I understand the motivation, I don't think that semi-states should have such constraints on who they hire. Why not just let them hire the best people, irrespective of who they are?

This seems like political meddling; a modern, efficient Ireland needs less of this imo. Thoughts?

ardmacha

Public services in Ireland are largely run for political convenience. Concepts such as productivity or efficiency are not considered important.

Bits_n_Bobs

The other 75% will be recruited from other semi-states/civil service etc etc

They already made a great start appointing Tierney with his vast swathes of international and best-practice commercial experience gained from his 6 years as....city manager of Dublin County Council....

Outkast_IRE

Well in fairness there is a lot of good construction workers and tradesmen, engineers on the live register at the moment, there are a lot of cowboys and crap ones too so as long as they don't hire the cowboys im glad for them.

woodoo

How long have you been on the dole.. 10 years.. not long enough.. get me someone who has never worked. Then some slob who never worked a day in his life will be putting in your water meter.

hfallada

I think it's a good idea as it gives the long term unemployed work experience again so they can enter the work force eventually. Studies show the longer someone is unemployed they won't get employed again.