They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other disadvantaged people, such as migrants and minorities.
Tá na dúshláin níos measa de thoradh na géarchéime eacnamaíche agus airgeadais le déanaí a bhfuil leibhéil níos airde dífhostaíochta ann dá barr, go háirithe i measc an aosa óig agus i measc daoine eile atá faoi mhíbhuntáiste, amhail imircigh agus mionlaigh.