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

John Brady: 37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to ongoing issues in the JobPath scheme; when the next review will be conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18279/17]

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

John Brady: Is the Minister aware of ongoing issues in the JobPath scheme and when does he intend to carry out a full review of the scheme from its introduction?

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

John Brady: The emergence of JobPath signalled a drive towards a privatisation agenda within the Department for job activation schemes. Since 2011, penalties have been increasing year on year for those who do not engage in a job activation scheme. Between 2011 and 2016, more than 27,000 people were sanctioned. As the live register goes down, penalties go up. Is this a new policy within the...

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

John Brady: The only review that has been carried out so far was useless. The review relates to the first three months of the operation of JobPath, from July to September 2015. This review was not published until January of this year. I am sure other Deputies have similar experiences of constituents coming through their doors outlining many concerns. That report is not a true reflection of the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will end the current situation in which child maintenance is included as a source of income in the calculation of rent supplement for lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17951/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the assurances he can give to persons living here receiving a pension payment from the UK as a result of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17955/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans for the future of the rural social scheme and community employment; the impact these changes will have on current participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17952/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will issue a policy directive to the Citizens Information Board to ensure that the MABS and Citizens Information Services are retained as they are to avoid any restructuring;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17953/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person can receive an extension to their community employment scheme if they are over 62 years of age; if this extension can be up until pension age; when this measure as part of community employment reform will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17538/17]

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

John Brady: 344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on communications between an elected representative and Turas Nua regarding a person engaged with Turas Nua with the person's consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17539/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reinstate a diet supplement payment; the way in which persons, particularly those in receipt of social welfare payments, are to manage these payments without the diet supplement payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17540/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to phase out crèche and play school service provision by community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 351. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide additional resourcing for QQI level six training for community employment participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17623/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the additional supplement provided to community employment participants in view of increased transport costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17624/17]

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

John Brady: 353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is his Department's policy objective to place jobseekers in JobPath in preference over community employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17625/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Schemes (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the precise criteria required for a person to transfer from JobPath to community employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Employment Service (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is his Department's policy to replace local employment service mediators; if so, his plans to replace them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17627/17]

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

John Brady: 361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount the JobPath programme has cost to date, including the entire tendering process, the use of economic research specialists and legal costs; the amount the programme will cost the tax payer by the end of the four-five year cycle; if there are any breaks or penalty clauses if the Government decides on the early termination of the contract;...

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

John Brady: 362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the basic requirement to be considered eligible to bid for JobPath that a company had a minimum turnover of €20 million per year, which excluded many local companies and voluntary organisations from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (11 Apr 2017)

John Brady: 366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans for a two-stream approach to community employment; the changes that are planned in this regard; the responsibilities this will place on schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17876/17]