Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Once somebody goes into the process of JobPath, whether under Turas Nua or Seetec Ireland, he or she is prevented from accessing other services. For example, the article to which I referred mentions a person who was deemed ineligible to do a Safe Pass course because he was in JobPath. We also have cases where older JobPath participants, of 60 years old or thereabouts, cannot avail of a community employment scheme which might continue for three or four years . The only way they can get out of the scheme is, as Deputy Cassells mentioned, if they are on RIP.ie.