Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Review of Vote 37: Minister for Social Protection

2:35 pm

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My understanding is that we must be out of here by 3.30pm in any event. We will have to adjourn then and come back another day.

The wage subsidy scheme is part of the working age employment supports. This scheme is designed to increase employment for people with disabilities. Some €10.9 million has been allocated to it. The rate of unemployment among people with disabilities is far higher than the overall average rate. Does the Minister have any statistics to hand on the rate of unemployment among people with disabilities?

Does the Minister have details of the number of those who are receiving partial capacity benefit and the review of this benefit? How much money has been allocated to the Youth Guarantee scheme for this year? On the Gateway scheme, under which people must compulsorily take up a position which will pay them €20 a week more than social welfare-----

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