Results 221-240 of 391 for jobpath speaker:Regina Doherty

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Community Employment Schemes Review (9 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I recognise the difficulty that community employment, CE, schemes are having in filling places, which is why I made the announcement a couple of weeks ago to allow participants of JobPath to participate in CE and Tús. From 1 June, anybody who is currently engaged with JobPath can also apply for CE places or Tús places. I do not think that will solve the problem, however, because I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...jobseekers secure and sustain suitable employment and by so doing achieve financial self-sufficiency. This function is carried out by Case Officers of my Department, the Local Employment Service and JobPath and can include advice and information on income supports, training and development opportunities, employment support, career guidance services and job placements. The Department...

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...of the services and supports they offered to the people on the schemes and the communities they supported. That is why we made the change. The Deputy may be under the wrong impression that JobPath providers stopped people from joining CE and Tús schemes. People were simply not allowed to do so under the programme. We do not allow people to be on two schemes simultaneously. It...

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I recently announced that people engaged with the JobPath service would, from 1 June, have the option of applying for community employment scheme and Tús placements while continuing to work with the JobPath programme. This will ensure jobseekers can benefit both from the job seeking support of the JobPath service and also avail of part-time work placements provided by Tús or under...

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...programme speak for themselves. It is probably the most successful activation programme in the history of the State. We are conducting an econometric review, the purpose of which is to evaluate JobPath as a service and accurately estimate the impact of its interventions on people's labour market outcomes. My Department is developing a new approach using cluster analysis. The review...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...needed to be done and the timing was just right. I acknowledge the work the Deputy has done in that regard. While there are always anecdotes that will give the lie to something, the current JobPath programme is mindful of a person's circumstances. For example, if a person had caring duties in the morning, his or her JobPath appointment would have been made for the afternoon and this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. As the Deputies may be aware, I recently announced that clients of my Department who were engaged with the JobPath service would from 1 June have the option of applying for community employment scheme and Tús placements while continuing on with their JobPath programme. This will ensure jobseekers can benefit from the job seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...to engaging with the employment services offered by the State whether those services are provided directly by the Department’s own staff or by staff contracted through the Local Employment Services or JobPath and working as agents of the Department. The concept of rights and responsibilities is reflected in legislation. The Social Welfare (Consolidated) Act 2005, as amended,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...least two warnings. Refusal to sign a Personal Progression Plan would not be the sole reason for the application of a penalty rate. Refusal to sign and also failure to agree an action plan with their Case Officer/JobPath Provider, without good cause, will incur a penalty rate as outlined in SW legislation. The Penalty Rate may be lifted at any time if the person engages in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...’s decision for reduced rate penalties and for a 9 week disqualification, through the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO). According to the latest available data the number of jobseekers referred to the Jobpath service in Galway city and county who had a penalty rate applied between November 2015 and 8 April 2018 was 490. The number of jobseekers with a penalty rate in place...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: JobPath is one of a range of activation supports, including employment schemes such as Community Employment (CE) and Tús, catering for unemployed jobseekers. Long term unemployed jobseekers who are not engaged with any other activation scheme or service are referred by my Department to the JobPath service to receive intensive individual support, including relevant training and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...-time and part-time unemployment to full-time and sustained employment. A jobseeker that already has an offer of a placement on a Community Employment Scheme (CE) or Tús when they are referred to the JobPath service will be facilitated to take up the offer. I recently announced that customers of my Department who are currently engaged with the JobPath service and those who may be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...least two warnings. Refusal to sign a Personal Progression Plan would not automatically lead to the application of a penalty rate. Refusal to sign and also failure to agree an action plan with their Case Officer/JobPath Provider, without good cause, will incur a penalty rate as outlined in SW legislation. The Penalty Rate may be lifted at any time if the person engages in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...engage with the Department’s activation service irrespective of whether the service is provided by the Department’s own case officers or those advisors employed by external contractors such as the JobPath providers. Currently, once a jobseeker is referred to JobPath, they are required to complete the requisite time with the service and will not be referred to a Work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes Data (1 May 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include the JobPath service. The JobPath service is designed to support people who are long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. This service is delivered by two companies, Seetec Ltd...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (24 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...are also required to engage with the Department’s activation services whether the service is provided internally by an Intreo case officer or externally by one of the contracted providers e.g. JobPath providers and Local Employment Service providers. The JobPath service is one of a number of employment activation services provided for people who are long-term unemployed to help...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...a range of activation supports catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. These supports include the JobPath service. Certain groups of people are excluded from referral to JobPath, one such group being Education Sector Workers. As a lollipop person the customer in question is an Education...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (24 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: ...time and part time unemployment to full-time and sustained employment. A jobseeker who already has an offer of a placement on a Community Employment Scheme (CE) or Tús when they are referred to the JobPath service will be facilitated to take up the offer. I also announced last week that customers of my Department who are currently engaged with the JobPath service and those who may be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: My Department provides a range of activation supports and programmes, including JobPath, catering for long-term unemployed jobseekers and those most distant from the labour market. These supports include the JobPath service and programmes such as Community Employment (CE) and Tús. The feedback on the JobPath service has been quite positive; the Department recently published the results...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Regina Doherty: Seetec is one of two companies contracted to provide the JobPath service on behalf of my Department. Seetec deliver the service in the northern half of the State As the Deputy will be aware JobPath is an employment activation service that supports people who are long-term unemployed to secure and sustain full-time paid employment. Participants on JobPath receive intensive individual support...