Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 March 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion

10:30 am

Mr. John Conlon:

I am going through my notes to address some of the other queries. A number of members asked about JobPath getting in the way of people accessing CE and Tús schemes. Our clear approach is not based on statute, but it is how we administer all of our activation schemes, namely, we do not like people being on two schemes simultaneously. We like them to continue on their current schemes before being referred to another scheme. We will make certain exceptions but, if a person is on JobPath, we will ask him or her to remain on it until that service has been completed before referring him or her to CE, Tús or other schemes, assuming the person has not entered into full-time employment.

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