Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed)
12:15 pm
Mr. John McKeon:
I can say why I do not think it will happen. We have a completely different approach to welfare. Our welfare payments are much higher than those in the UK. The approach we take with JobPath, and the measure of a sustainable job for us, is 30 hours work a week for at least 13 weeks. In the UK, it is 16 hours work a week for at least four weeks. We have our own medical assessors. We have not contracted out medical assessment. It is very unlikely to happen but it is always possible. Bad things can always happen in the future. Bad policy decisions can always be made in the future. I cannot say it will never happen but I do not think it is likely to happen.
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