Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 23 June 2011, where it is stated that a TD is not a legal entity and therefore ineligible to participate in the national internship scheme; is the Oireachtas not a legal entity and will TD's not then be able to hire interns under the national internship scheme through the Oireachtas. [18037/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The national internship scheme is open to private, public and community and voluntary sectors. The Houses of the Oireachtas, as a public body, could participate in the scheme as a host organisation. It is intended that officials in my Department will contact the Houses of the Oireachtas commission to discuss the possibility of the commission participating in scheme.