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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (20 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 958. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have participated in community employment schemes in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12310/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (20 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 962. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12485/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I welcome the officials and thank them for coming before the committee. I thank Ms Murphy for updating us on the progress of the proposed EU directive. She said in her opening statement that in some cases the Irish legislation goes beyond what Europe was seeking and in some cases does not go as far. We do not know exactly when this directive will ultimately emerge so we will have to get on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: Have we made any observations to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: May we have a copy of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I thank Ms Mannion. I thank Mr. Conlon for his presentation. He stated that schemes similar to JobPath are commonplace in other OECD countries. May we have some more information on this? The witnesses could give us something in writing, not necessarily today, about when such schemes were introduced in these various countries, the extent to which they are still operating and whether any of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: It is adding up to a huge cost for the State. Mr. Conlon said that study was limited because it only took in 25% of cases. We are subjected to opinion polls here all the time whereby a polling company interviews 1,000 people and tells us all correctly how many votes each of us will get in the next election based on that. I think 25% is a fairly representative sample, and 18% finish up with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: There is a reference on page four to child care support, travel expenses, etc. Does the Department have any figures on how much has been spent on providing those? There is a registration fee for each client signed up. There is also a job sustainment fee if the client gets a job for at least 13 weeks for at least 30 hours per week. What is the registration fee? How much is the fee that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: There is no legislation - this is a rule that the Department applies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: I have never come across even one of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: Within four weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: Is the job sustainment fee only paid once?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: It is paid every 13 weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: What is the initial value?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 561. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11056/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been referred to JobPath since it commenced; the number of persons who have been subject to sanctions in each year to date for non-engagement with JobPath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11190/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 571. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have secured employment as a result of participating in JobPath; if her Department collects data on the type and quality of employment secured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11191/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of placements currently available on the Tús scheme; her plans to make changes to this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11192/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has completed a review of the rules governing the participation of older persons on community employment schemes; if so, the outcome of this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11193/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Question Heading for question(s) 574 (8 Mar 2018)

Willie O'Dea: 574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting time for a decision on appeal for social protection payments paid on a weekly basis in cases in which there is no oral hearing and an oral hearing respectively in 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11194/18]