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References
- ↑ "JobPath". www.gov.ie. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ↑ "JobPath continues in 2021 despite job protection rate of just 8% to 10%". 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) finds JobPath scheme did not deliver value for money – 2 Dec 2021, 13.00 – Houses of the Oireachtas".