Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Mitchell asked how many applications for carer's allowance have been successful. My staff will check that and I shall supply the answer to her at the end of this session. The rising cost indicates that the number of successful applicants has increased.

To date, 145 complaints have been made to the Department about JobPath. That is out of 60,000 referrals. It is important to point out that Seetec and Turas Nua Limited, the JobPath providers, are paid by results. They only get paid if a person gets a job and stays in the job. It would be foolish of them to put people in unsustainable employment. If people do not stay in jobs, then the companies will not be paid.