Action plan aims to create 45,000 new jobs this year

The plan aims to cut the unemployment rate to 6% by 2020

Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the launch of the sixth annual action plan for jobsPic: RollingNews.ie

TaoiseachEnda Kenny and Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor have launched the latest annual Action Plan for Jobs, targeting the creation of 45,000 new jobs this year. Here are the key points in the plan, which places a strong focus onBrexit measures.

- The plan, the sixth of its kind, aims to support the creation of 200,000 net new jobs by 2020, including 135,000 outside Dublin

- It is also designed to cut the ...