Results 61-80 of 154 for jobpath speaker:Leo Varadkar

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Collection (6 Dec 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...the purposes of transacting its business and with whom it shares customer information. These include my Department’s branch offices, the Local Employment Service (LES) companies as well as the JobPath companies. As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term...

Other Questions: JobPath Implementation (6 Oct 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6, 18 and 151 together. JobPath is a new approach to resourcing the delivery of employment services to people who are long-term unemployed. Two service providers, Turas Nua and Seetec, are contracted to work with people who are long-term unemployed. These contractors supplement the work of the Department’s own case officers and the local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (24 Jan 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The Department was careful in designing the JobPath service to ensure that payments to contractors are conditional on people not just finding a job but staying in the job and that the job is a full-time job. Contractors are paid quarterly in arrears for each 13 week period of sustained employment of at least 30 hours per week and will only get full payments if the jobseeker stays in...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Employment Schemes Review (5 Apr 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Nobody is taken off CE or Tús to participate in JobPath. We do not allow people who have been referred to JobPath to chop and change from one scheme or programme to another. We have never allowed that and we do not propose to do so. A participant in a programme or scheme should complete it. For all sorts of reasons we do not want people changing mid-stream from one scheme or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (29 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My Department provides a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. These supports include the JobPath service and employment programmes such as the Community Employment (CE) scheme. The JobPath service is provided for jobseekers only, whereas CE schemes provide part time temporary work in communities for people in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (25 May 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Both JobPath providers, Seetec and Turas Nua, provide immediate reimbursement for travel expenses upon production of a ticket / evidence of travel. This includes bus routes and where no suitable public transport is available, mileage costs will be paid. The amount payable is calculated on the basis of the most direct route from their home address to the office of the JobPath provider. Travel...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (13 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: At present there are over 300 full-time equivalent personal advisers (excluding administrative and support staff) working with JobPath providers. This number will continue to increase as the caseload being managed by JobPath increases. Existing employers of case officers/personal advisors, including the Department itself and the Local Employment Service providers do not specify particular...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (11 Apr 2017)

Leo Varadkar: Following the completion of a rigorous public procurement process, conducted in accordance with EU and national procurement rules, Turas Nua is one of two companies selected to provide the JobPath service. The JobPath Agreement between my Department and Turas Nua Limited was signed on 5 June 2015. Turas Nua is a joint venture between FRS Recruitment and Working Links: FRS Recruitment, part...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (23 Jun 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Where it transpires that a person on JobPath requires additional supports that are not available on JobPath but such supports are available under the EmployAbility Service then the JobPath provider will contact the Department so that arrangements may be made for the person to avail of the EmployAbility Service. A jobseeker who wishes to avail of the EmployAbility Service must apply to the...

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Places (31 May 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...does not go far enough but I have not come across anyone who is actively opposed to the measure I am putting in place, which is to widen the pool of people available for community employment. JobPath is a service to which people are referred for a year. There are many who could qualify for community employment or Tús schemes before JobPath but, for whatever reason, they choose...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (28 Feb 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446 to 448, inclusive, together. The activation supports and services which are available to those who are long-term unemployed include the JobPath employment activation service and work experience and training schemes such as Community Employment (CE) and TÚS. The JobPath service procured by my department provides additional resources to enable it to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Jobseeker's Allowance (22 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...depending on the person's length of contributions. Only jobseeker's allowance can be reduced. The penalty rates are being used more frequently than they were in the past. That is not related to JobPath. They are being used more frequently in general by Intreo, LES and JobPath. The Deputy should bear in mind that only Department deciding officers can apply reduced rate. It cannot be...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Labour Activation Projects (11 Apr 2017)

Leo Varadkar: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the experience of JobPath to date has been very positive. The most recent unemployment figures from the CSO show that the monthly unemployment rate in March 2017 stands at 6.4%. This is a decrease from 8.3% in March 2016 and 9.9% in March 2015, which is a decline of 3.5 percentage points in the past year. In addition, the CSO's quarterly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: JobPath is a payment by results model and all initial costs are borne by the companies. In 2015 payments to the JobPath companies amounted to €1.2m and in 2016, €25.2m. It is not intended to publish the individual payments to the JobPath companies as these are commercially sensitive and to do so would place the State at a disadvantage both in terms of the contracts now in place...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (29 Jun 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...’s Public Employment Service (PES) is managed by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and delivered directly by its own Intreo service as well as by contracted private companies under the JobPath service; the Local Employment Service (LES) and Job Clubs. The JobPath element of the service is a new approach to employment activation designed to support long-term unemployed...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (16 Sep 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 751 to 754, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support to help them tackle barriers to employment...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (12 Jul 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that supports people who are long-term unemployed (LTU) and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. The JobPath service is delivered by two companies - Turas Nua Limited and Seetec Limited. As of 8 July 2016, a total of 41,436 jobseekers have been selected for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Nov 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support to help them tackle barriers to employment and to assist them in finding full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (21 Mar 2017)

Leo Varadkar: The activation supports and services which are available to those who are long-term unemployed include the JobPath employment activation service and work experience and training schemes such as Community Employment (CE) and TÚS. The JobPath service procured by my Department provides additional resources to enable it to provide a high quality, case-managed employment support service...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Data (22 Feb 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...’s Public Employment Service (PES) is managed by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and delivered directly by its own Intreo service as well as by contracted private companies, such as JobPath, Local Employment Service (LES) and Job Club providers. It is the role of the staff of these services to provide Jobseekers with a range of practical supports and assistance to help...