Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 16, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“Eligibility criteria for CE schemes

22. The Minister shall review the eligibility criteria for CE schemes for those aged 55 and over and, in particular, give consideration to allow those age 55 and over participating on the scheme do so on a continuous basis, until they reach State pension age. The Minister shall bring forward a report on same within 3 months of this Bill being enacted.”.

The position here is that community employment, CE, schemes have done a lot of good. They are valuable, particularly to elderly people. Well, when I say elderly, I refer to people who have passed the age of 55 or so.

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