Dáil debates

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Other Questions

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

6:05 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not have the report so I cannot bring it forward at this stage. Once I have it I will certainly read it and bring it forward then. Changes I am making at the moment which the Deputy may be aware of include the opening up of the community employment, CE, scheme to younger people by reducing the minimum age from 25 to 21 for all schemes. It is already the case for child care and one or two other schemes. Any person who is between the age of 21 and 24 who cannot find employment, training or education and who is unemployed for more than a few months now has the option of going onto a CE scheme. In this case he or she will receive more than €200 per week.

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