Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Pathways to Work 2013: Discussion with Department of Social Protection
2:15 pm
Ms Anne Vaughan:
I will ask Mr. Carroll to say something to illustrate this. I stated earlier that all of this will work at the local level. I am conscious that it has to work at the local level, and different local areas are different by definition, be it due to their catchment areas or their employers. However, I would say that the use of profiling and engagement is to target those who are in most need and are most disadvantaged.
It is very clear that the focus of Pathways to Work 2013 is on the long-term unemployed.
The numbers on the register are reflected, broadly speaking, in the location of offices. My colleague Mr. Paul Carroll will speak about some initiatives in his division, particularly the initiative with NALA.