Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Public Accounts Committee
2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Social Protection
Chapter 11 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 12 - JobPath Employment Activation Service
Chapter 13 - Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund
Chapter 14 - Overpayments of Age-Related Jobseeker's Allowance
Chapter 20 - PRSI Contributions by the Self-Employed
2017 Social Insurance Fund
9:00 am
Mr. John McKeon:
The low green line represents the reference rate. It should be borne in mind that we set the reference rate at 62% above the actual rate; therefore, we had set a stretching target which is being exceeded. The evidence is available and we will see the outcome of the econometric review when we publish the findings in January. As I have only seen very preliminary data, I do not have that level of detail, but the preliminary data suggest people are finding jobs and staying in them. They are earning more in them than those who did not go through JobPath. There will be more detail. The OECD is still finalising the review.
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