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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (16 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: We are all very conscious of the important role that Community Employment (CE) and other programmes play in our communities. In addition to providing valuable occupational experience and training as a stepping-stone to employment for people who are long term unemployed, schemes such as CE also provide important and, in many cases essential, services to their local communities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Department of Social Protections operates a number of employment support schemes for long term unemployed persons which also assist communities across the country in the provision of vital services. Currently, there are some 24,000 participants engaged on the two schemes supporting long term unemployed persons back to work; Community Employment and Tús, with a further 2,873 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (16 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and the charities sector in meeting the high cost of energy currently and is committed to supporting the sector in meeting these costs. Not-for-profit and voluntary organisations in the Community and Voluntary sector are woven into the fabric of community life across Ireland, but they are vulnerable to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (17 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: We are all very conscious of the important role that Community Employment (CE) and other programmes play in our communities. In addition to providing valuable occupational experience and training as a stepping-stone to employment for people who are long term unemployed, schemes such as CE also provide important and, in many cases essential, services to their local communities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 to 371, inclusive, together. We are all very conscious of the important role that Community Employment (CE) and other programmes play in our communities. In addition to providing valuable occupational experience and training as a stepping-stone to employment for people who are unemployed, schemes such as CE also provide important and, in many cases...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy is aware, Community Employment (CE) supervisors and CE assistant supervisors sought for several years through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme sponsoring...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The aim of Community Employment (CE) is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and long term unemployed persons by providing work experience and training opportunities within their communities. CE schemes provide long-term unemployed and other groups, such as eligible persons in receipt of a disability allowance opportunities to provide vital services within local communities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (15 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 628 and 629 together. My Department has provided a range of supports which both Men's and Women’s Sheds have availed of, depending on the works being completed. For example, In 2018 the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP)provided capital funding for community groups which included €0.5m that was ring-fenced for Men's Sheds and again in 2019,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 630 and 631 together. My department's Community Services Programme (CSP) supports over 430 community-based organisations, to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP funding is provided as a fixed annual contribution towards the cost of supporting an agreed number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions including a manager, where...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Business Supports (15 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Government is aware of the challenges facing community and voluntary organisations and the charities sector in meeting the high cost of energy currently and is committed to supporting the sector in meeting these costs. Not-for-profit and voluntary organisations in the Community and Voluntary sector are woven into the fabric of community life across Ireland, but they are vulnerable to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (23 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: As Minister of State with responsibility for social inclusion, I have a strong interest in addressing all forms of poverty and addressing child poverty is a Government priority. I am pleased to see the interest in poverty shown by the Transition Year student and brought to my attention by the Deputy. The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 is the whole of Government strategy with the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (23 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Community Employment Scheme (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. The programme is delivered through independent CE sponsor organisations that receive state funding from the department to cover...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline any plans to provide grant aid to hauliers seeking to convert their fleet to low emission vehicles, including gas, electric, hydrogen and hydrotreated vegetable oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58563/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors sought for several years through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors who are employed by CE scheme sponsoring organisations. A final settlement was reached with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their local communities. The programme aims to improve a person’s opportunities to return to the labour market. It appears from the department’s records that 392 participants...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Bodies (22 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: I take it that the Deputy is referring to Community Employment (CE) Supervisors. CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors sought for several years through their union representatives, SIPTU and Forsa, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors and CE assistant supervisors who are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: We are all very conscious of the important role that Community Employment (CE) and other programmes play in our communities. In addition to providing valuable occupational experience and training as a stepping-stone to employment for people who are long term unemployed, schemes such as CE also provide important and, in many cases essential, services to their local communities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Rural Social Scheme ( RSS) and Tús are positive initiatives that enables both low-income farmers and fishers and the long-term unemployed to make a contribution to their communities whilst at the same time up-skilling and enhancing their employability prospects. I am fully committed to the future of these programmes and will continue to support and improve both programmes for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: On clarification with the Deputy, the question relates to Community Employment only. The aim of the Community Employment (CE) programme is to enhance the employability of disadvantaged and long-term unemployed people by providing work experience and training opportunities for them within their local communities. The programme aims to improve a person’s opportunities to return to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Nov 2022)

Joe O'Brien: The Rural Social Scheme (RSS) is an income support scheme for farmers and fishers who have an entitlement to specified welfare payments. RSS is delivered through a network of 36 Local Development Companies and Údarás na Gaeltachta, collectively known as Implementing Bodies. Entitlement to fuel allowance is subject to a means test that takes account of all household income. While...