Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Pathways to Work: Department of Social Protection
2:55 pm
Ms Anne Vaughan:
As I was saying, approximately 950 people participate in the Gateway programme. Obviously, that figure will exceed 1,000 by the end of the year. I reiterate that the target is still 3,000. To be fair to the local authorities, they are all on board now. Some of them are trailblazers so that is very good. As I have said, others had particular industrial relations issues. There were different issues in different authorities. Many issues in the industrial relations space have been worked through. It took time to work them through. At the end of the year, we will take stock of where we are. Different local authorities are able to offer different types of work. Some authorities seem to be able to offer outdoor work only.