43. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reconsider the administrative rule in respect of the JobBridge scheme, which says that where an intern falls ill for a period of more than ten days, the internship must be terminated and cannot be reinstated on the intern's recovery from illness; if she will reconsider this rule in the context of equality legislation under the grounds of disability; her views that this rule is not in keeping with the principles of equality; if she will consider changing the rule to allow an employer to suspend the internship until such time as the intern recovers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17990/15]

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43. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reconsider the administrative rule in respect of the JobBridge scheme, which says that where an intern falls ill for a period of more than ten days, the internship must be terminated and cannot be reinstated on the intern's recovery from illness; if she will reconsider this rule in the context of equality legislation under the grounds of disability; her views that this rule is not in keeping with the principles of equality; if she will consider changing the rule to allow an employer to suspend the internship until such time as the intern recovers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17990/15]

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1. 7 May 2015

   Job Initiatives

   43. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reconsider the administrative rule in respect of the JobBridge scheme, which says that where an intern falls ill for a period of more than ten days, the internship must be terminated and cannot be reinstated on the intern's recovery from illness; if she will reconsider this rule in the context of equality legislation under the grounds of disability; her views that this rule is not in keeping with the principles of equality; if she will consider changing the rule to allow an employer to suspend the internship until such time as the intern recovers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17990/15]

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