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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I do not think that is what has been suggested. We are talking about the fact that there are different metrics.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: That is very important with regard to procurement. We are not suggesting that there should not be a process. We are pointing out that the European procurement rules set out a specific space around social services because they recognise their particular role. Mr. McKeon might address the scale of the project. Was it most economically advantageous to tender-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----and to what percentage was quality to cost considered in the decision?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will be brief. I will follow up on personal progression plans, which have been raised, perhaps with the two companies that are here. It is important that we are clear that personal progression plans are not the same if it is in Intreo or if it is a public service that has been signed and it is a private company. We know that people have objected to signing. It was perhaps misleading to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Are there statements as a standard part of the text that require the people to share information with Turas Nua around health issues or family members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Is this prior to signing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Can the person take a proposed PPP unsigned and suggest amendments to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Does Turas Nua require people to share information about employment they have found independently of Turas Nua?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Does Turas Nua require the person to allow Turas Nua to contact an employer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: With regard to sanctions, if somebody refuses to sign a PPP, how often does Turas Nua refer this concern about non-engagement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: To be clear, the data-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: This is very important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is very important to clarify that they are not the data of the Department but of the individuals concerned. There is a concern and a question about-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Mr. McKeon has spoken about hard cases. I am aware that there are a few brave individuals who are willing to take risks with their own financial well-being to highlight problems with the system. They are pushed down as individual cases.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: In a specific case someone requested that their data be taken back from the private company. Is that something the Department accommodates?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a direct question to which the answer is yes or no.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: An earlier question I asked on long-term education was not answered. What is the protocol for those who say this is not the right option for me and who are interested in education? To what extent are long-term educational options offered as opposed to six-month options? What is the protocol for those who prefer not to deal with a private company and wish to return to the Intreo system?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The producers of that research have clarified to the committee that the concerns related to appropriate placement and training rather than-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: EU Employment Legislation and JobPath: Discussion (Resumed) (8 May 2018)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Mr. McKeon did not answer my question about the protocol for those who wish to return to education. Perhaps it could be provided separately. I have asked it twice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (3 May 2018) Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank all of the presenters for speaking and identifying so many overlapping issues. I know we have touched on some of them before. I was struck by a few patterns. The witnesses might elaborate a little on one or two of them. I refer to the transition points and what seems to happen to people around transition points. There is a question of people who may be coming out of education and...