Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Provision of Local Employment Services: Discussion

Mr. Chris Kane:

On the whole, that is what is set out in the paper, and it is correct. However, it is important to note that, again, JobPath rates are recorded on a basis of cohort and when somebody is referred. There is performance that is not recorded, so we do not fully know the position. Of the people who are engaged with JobPath, many of the 312,000 people who have agreed a personal progression plan are still in their first year or even 18 months of engagement and have not started a job. Many of those who may have started a job have not been in the job long enough to sustain it beyond 13, 26, 39 or 52 weeks. What the Deputy says is correct and that is the information we sent to her. However, it is important to note that not all performance has either been achieved or even necessarily recorded in that.

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