Results 41-60 of 81 for jobpath speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Initiative (4 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is the Government’s new labour market activation service aimed specifically at long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market, with the primary objective of assisting such persons to gain sustained employment. JobPath will augment and complement both the Department’s own employment services as well as the services contracted under existing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Work Placement Programmes (28 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: ...by the OECD among others, the Department intends to increase its contracted capacity to intensify the level of support provided to jobseekers who are long-term unemployed. Towards this end, the JobPath tender is designed to procure capacity, using a payment-by-results model, to supplement and augment the Department’s core capacity and that of the LES. We will continue our...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (17 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: ...of a sanction to a jobseeker’s payment is governed by the provisions of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended by the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013. JobPath companies cannot make any decisions regarding a person’s welfare entitlements. JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that will support people who are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Implementation (17 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: ...that jobseekers can be referred to relevant employment focused further education and training opportunities provided under the auspices of education and training boards, ETBs, and others while on JobPath. In such cases the engagement period with JobPath will be adjusted. In other words, in a situation where people might be undertaking FETAC level 4, 5 or 6 courses, that would be factored...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (6 Apr 2016)

Joan Burton: The person concerned is required to attend the office of the JobPath company in Buncrana for activation purposes. He is not required to attend the Department’s offices for such purposes. The person concerned has been assigned a personal advisor who has assisted him in drawing up a personal progression plan which includes a schedule of activities, actions and job focused targets. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (16 Dec 2014)

Joan Burton: ...publish this report as its contents are commercially sensitive and to do so may disadvantage the State in negotiations with current and potential providers. The CESI report informed the design of JobPath. Following a procurement process conducted in accordance with EU and Irish procurement rules, preferred tenderers have been selected for the provision of the JobPath programme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Initiative (4 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is a new programme of employment activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months) and those most distant from the labour market. Jobseekers will be referred to the programme for a 52 week period and will retain their existing social welfare payment while on the programme. Subject to successful finalisation of contracts, it is anticipated that JobPath will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Initiative (4 Nov 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is the Government’s new labour market activation service aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market, with the primary objective of assisting such persons to gain sustained employment. JobPath will augment and complement both the Department’s own employment services as well as the services contracted under existing...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is a new programme of employment activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market. The allocation of additional resources to the activation of long term unemployed people was the focus of an updated “Pathways to Work” policy statement published in July 2013 (PTW 2013). The Department examined various resourcing and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Customer Charters (5 Nov 2015)

Joan Burton: ...contracted providers that deliver customer facing services on behalf of the Department are An Post, who make payments on behalf of the Department; the Local Employment Service (LES), Job Clubs and the JobPath companies (Seetec and Turas Nua), all of whom who provide employment activation services for jobseekers. An Post has its own customer charter that mirrors the values set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Initiative (15 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department is currently in the process of finalising the evaluation of tenders for the provision of employment services under the JobPath initiative. This is a confidential process and is being conducted in accordance with EU and national public procurement rules. No information in relation to the tenders will be released during the process.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (5 Mar 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is a new programme of employment activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market. The allocation of additional resources to the activation of long term unemployed people was the focus of an updated “Pathways to Work” policy statement published in July 2013 (PTW 2013). The Department examined various resourcing and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (9 Jul 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department is currently in the process of finalising the evaluation of tenders for the provision of employment services under the JobPath initiative. This is a confidential process and is being conducted in accordance with EU and national public procurement rules. No information in relation to the tenders will be released during the process. In order to respect the procurement process...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (1 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: The Department is currently in the process of evaluating tenders for the provision of employment services under the JobPath initiative. This is a confidential process and is being conducted in accordance with EU and national public procurement rules. No information in relation to any tenders will be released during the evaluation process which is expected to take a number of weeks. In...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Benefits (15 Apr 2015)

Joan Burton: ...long-term unemployed that will see at least 8,300 long-term unemployed people being referred to the activation process each month in early 2015. Second, a new employment services model for the long-term unemployed, JobPath, will be rolled out in 2015. It is a payment by results contract model with third party providers of employment services that will provide additional capacity in order...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (5 Feb 2015)

Joan Burton: ...long-term unemployed people being referred to the activation process (Group Engagement followed by regular one-to-one case officer contact) each month in early 2015. Second, a new employment services model, JobPath, will be rolled out in 2015. It is a payment by results contract model with third party providers of employment services specifically targeted at long-term unemployed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Levels (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: ...in July and November 2013 for Green Shield Security Employment Services, each of which resulted in the recruitment of over 60 jobseekers. In addition, my Department is currently in the process of evaluating tenders for JobPath, the Government’s new labour market activation service aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (27 May 2014)

Joan Burton: JobPath is a new programme of employment activation aimed specifically at the long-term unemployed and those most distant from the labour market with the primary objective of assisting such persons to gain sustainable employment. The allocation of additional resources to the activation of long term unemployed people was the focus of an updated “Pathways to Work” policy statement...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Revised) (23 Jan 2014)

Joan Burton: ...outsource social welfare clients to them and they give detailed advice, support and hand-holding to get people back into education or work. We already have the model in operation. The model for JobPath is similar. People would be remunerated to a significant degree based on outcomes. In other words, we will not hand over large amounts of money unless people are committing to specific...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (16 Apr 2014)

Joan Burton: ...was established to monitor and advise on the implementation of the reforms contained in the Government’s Pathways to Work (PTW) strategy. The Council has a particular focus on Employer Engagement, JobPath and the Youth Guarantee. To date, the work of the Council has centred on reviewing the performance of PTW 2013 and advising the Department on measures to improve employer...